Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἀνθηρός

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀνθηρός

Structure: ἀνθηρ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: a)nqe/w

Sense

  1. flowering, blooming
  2. blooming, fresh
  3. bursting into flower, at its height
  4. bright-coloured, bright, brightness

Examples

  • οὐδὲ δὴ τοῦ πρέποντοσ ἐν ἅπασιν ἐπιτυγχάνει, ἀνθηρὰν δὲ καὶ θεατρικὴν ἐκ παντὸσ ἀξιῶν εἶναι τὴν διάλεκτον, ὡσ τῆσ ἡδονῆσ ἅπαν ἐχούσησ ἐν λόγοισ τὸ κράτοσ, ἀπολείπεταί ποτε τοῦ πρέποντοσ. (Dionysius of Halicarnassus, De Demosthene, chapter 18 2:8)
  • τὰ δὲ ἰά καὶ τῶν ἄλλων ἀνθῶν τὰ παρεχόμενα τὴν εὐωδίαν παραδόξωσ δι’ ὅλου τοῦ ἐνιαυτοῦ παραμένειν θάλλοντα καὶ τὴν ὅλην πρόσοψιν ἀνθηρὰν καὶ ἐπιτερπῆ παρεχόμενα. (Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica, book 5, chapter 3 3:2)
  • ἐπαύλεισ τε πολυτελεῖσ ταῖσ κατασκευαῖσ ὑπάρχουσιν ἐν αὐτῇ καὶ κατὰ τὰσ κηπείασ κατεσκευασμένα κωθωνιστήρια τὴν διάθεσιν ἀνθηρὰν ἔχοντα, ἐν οἷσ οἱ κατοικοῦντεσ κατὰ τὴν θερινὴν ὡρ́αν ἐνδιατρίβουσι, δαψιλῶσ τῆσ χώρασ χορηγούσησ τὰ πρὸσ τὴν ἀπόλαυσιν καὶ τρυφήν. (Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica, book 5, chapter 19 2:2)

Synonyms

  1. flowering

  2. blooming

  3. bright-coloured

Related

Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

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