Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἀντίφωνος

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀντίφωνος ἀντίφωνος ἀντίφωνον

Structure: ἀντιφων (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: fwnh/

Sense

  1. sounding in answer, concordant, as in the octave
  2. (with genitive) responsive to

Examples

  • ἡ μὲν γὰρ περὶ ψαλμοὺσ καὶ φόρμιγγασ ἁρμονία δι’ ἀντιφώνων ἔχει τὸ σύμφωνον, ὀξύτησι καὶ βαρύτησιν ἁμωσγέπωσ ὁμοιότητοσ ἐγγιγνομένησ· (Plutarch, De amicorum multitudine, chapter, section 8 3:1)
  • "ὡσ δῆλόν ἐστιν ἀπὸ τῶν ὀνομάτων εὐθὺσ οἱο͂ν ἐναντίων ὄντων καὶ ἀντιφώνων. (Plutarch, De E apud Delphos, section 217)

Synonyms

  1. responsive to

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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