Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἀντίπυλος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀντίπυλος ἀντίπυλη ἀντίπυλον

Structure: ἀντιπυλ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: pu/lh

Sense

  1. with gates opposite

Examples

  • τοῦ γὰρ δυώδεκα μὲν εἰσὶ αὐλαὶ κατάστεγοι, ἀντίπυλοι ἀλλήλῃσι, ἓξ μὲν πρὸσ βορέω ἓξ δὲ πρὸσ νότον τετραμμέναι, συνεχέεσ· (Herodotus, The Histories, book 2, chapter 148 5:1)

Synonyms

  1. with gates opposite

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

Find this word at Perseus Greek Word Study Tool

SEARCH

MENU NAVIGATION