Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἀποτρόπαιος

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀποτρόπαιος

Structure: ἀποτροπαι (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: a)potre/pw

Sense

  1. averting evil
  2. that ought to be averted, ill-omened

Examples

  • ὁ τοῦ Διὸσ σημαίνει ἐν Δωδώνῃ, Διονύσῳ δημοτελῆ ἱερὰ τελεῖν καὶ κρατῆρα κεράσαι καὶ χοροὺσ ἱστάναι, Ἀπόλλωνι ἀποτροπαίῳ βοῦν θῦσαι, καὶ στεφανηφορεῖν ἐλευθέρουσ καὶ δούλουσ, καὶ ἐλινύειν μίαν ἡμέραν. (Demosthenes, Speeches 21-30, 71:1)

Synonyms

  1. averting evil

  2. that ought to be averted

Related

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

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