Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἀνώτερος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀνώτερος ἀνώτερᾱ ἀνώτερον

Structure: ἀνωτερ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: a)/nw

Sense

  1. higher

Examples

  • τοῦτον δέ φασι διφυῆ γεγονέναι, καὶ τὰ μὲν ἀνώτερα μέρη τοῦ σώματοσ ἄχρι τῶν ὤμων ἔχειν ταύρου, τὰ δὲ λοιπὰ ἀνθρώπου. (Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica, book 4, chapter 77 3:2)

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

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