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ἀ̄θάνατος

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀ̄θάνατος ἀ̄θάνατος ἀ̄θάνατον

Structure: ἀ (Prefix) + ̄θανατ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: a_q- always in the adj. and all derivs., v. A a, fin.

Sense

  1. undying, immortal
  2. everlasting, perpetual
  3. maintained at a constant figure

Examples

  • ἤθελον ἀθανάτων δαιδάλματα κεῖνα νοῆσαι καὶ νομὸν οἰοπόλοιο λιγύπνοον Ἀπόλλωνοσ, ἔνθα θεοδμήτοισι παρὰ προθύροισι πυλάων πολλάκισ εἰλιπόδεσσιν ἐφέσπετο βουσὶν Ἀπόλλων. (Colluthus, Rape of Helen, book 1152)
  • ἐν δ’ ἦν ἀθανάτων ἱερὸσ χορόσ· (Hesiod, Shield of Heracles, Book Sh. 21:1)
  • ἐν δ’ ἀγορή, περὶ δ’ ὄλβοσ ἀπείριτοσ ἐστεφάνωτο ἀθανάτων ἐν ἀγῶνι· (Hesiod, Shield of Heracles, Book Sh. 21:4)
  • τίσ ἀθανάτων ἢ βροτῶν τοιοῦτον ἔρνοσ θρέψεν ἐν ποίᾳ χθονί; (Bacchylides, , epinicians, ode 5 7:4)
  • οὔτισ τήν γε φιλεῖ βροτόσ, ἀλλ’ ὑπ’ ἀνάγκησ ἀθανάτων βουλῇσιν Ἔριν τιμῶσι βαρεῖαν. (Hesiod, Works and Days, Book WD 4:5)

Synonyms

  1. everlasting

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