Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἀπάλαλκε

Adverb; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀπάλαλκε

Etym.: aor2 with no pres. in use, v. a)/lalke

Sense

  1. to ward off, from

Examples

  • "κλῦθί μευ, αἰγιόχοιο Διὸσ τέκοσ, Ἀτρυτώνη, εἴ ποτέ τοι πολύμητισ ἐνὶ μεγάροισιν Ὀδυσσεὺσ ἢ βοὸσ ἢ ὀί̈οσ κατὰ πίονα μηρί’ ἔκηε, τῶν νῦν μοι μνῆσαι, καί μοι φίλον υἱᾶ σάωσον, μνηστῆρασ δ’ ἀπάλαλκε κακῶσ ὑπερηνορέοντασ. (Homer, Odyssey, Book 4 89:1)

Synonyms

  1. to ward off

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

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