Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἀπήωρος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀπήωρος ἀπήωρᾱ ἀπήωρον

Structure: ἀπηωρ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: = a)ph/oros

Sense

  1. high in air

Examples

  • ῥίζαι γὰρ ἑκὰσ εἶχον, ἀπήωροι δ’ ἔσαν ὄζοι, μακροί τε μεγάλοι τε, κατεσκίαον δὲ Χάρυβδιν. (Homer, Odyssey, Book 12 52:6)

Synonyms

  1. high in air

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

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