Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἀργεστής

Third declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀργεστής ἀργεστές

Structure: ἀργεστη (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: a)rgo/s

Sense

  1. clearing, brightening, detergens nubila caelo
  2. the North-west wind

Examples

  • τὸν δ’, ἐπινηξάμενοσ, ἀργέστησ ὅτ’ ἔδυσε νεὼσ τρόπιν ἀσπίδα δ’ ἔσχον σωθεὶσ κεκριμένην κύματι καὶ πολέμῳ. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume III, book 9, chapter 422)
  • τῶν δ’ ἔργων πλησιαζόντων τῇ πόλει καὶ τῆσ ἁλώσεωσ προσδοκωμένησ ἀργέστησ ἄνεμοσ μέγασ ἐπεγένετο καὶ τοῦ χώματοσ πολὺ μέροσ ἐλυμήνατο. (Diodorus Siculus, Library, book xvii, chapter 42 5:2)

Synonyms

  1. the North-west wind

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

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