Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἀριστερός

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀριστερός ἀριστερά̄ ἀριστερόν

Structure: ἀριστερ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: (어원이 불명확함.)

Sense

  1. left (opposite of right)
  2. ominous, ill boding
  3. clumsy, awkward (Compare French gauche)

Examples

  • οὐκ ἰδοὺ πᾶσα ἡ γῆ ἐναντίον σου ἐστί̣ διαχωρίσθητι ἀπ̓ ἐμοῦ. εἰ σὺ εἰσ ἀριστερά, ἐγὼ εἰσ δεξιά. εἰ δὲ σὺ εἰσ δεξιά, ἐγὼ εἰσ ἀριστερά. (Septuagint, Liber Genesis 13:9)
  • καὶ ἐπέπεσεν ἐπ̓ αὐτοὺσ τὴν νύκτα αὐτὸσ καὶ οἱ παῖδεσ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐπάταξεν αὐτοὺσ καὶ κατεδίωξεν αὐτοὺσ ἕωσ Χοβά, ἥ ἐστιν ἐν ἀριστερᾷ Δαμασκοῦ. (Septuagint, Liber Genesis 14:15)
  • καὶ ρανεῖ ὁ ἱερεὺσ τῷ δακτύλῳ τῷ δεξιῷ ἀπὸ τοῦ ἐλαίου τοῦ ἐν τῇ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ τῇ ἀριστερᾷ ἑπτάκισ ἔναντι Κυρίου. (Septuagint, Liber Leviticus 14:27)
  • παρελεύσομαι διὰ τῆσ γῆσ σου, ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ πορεύσομαι, οὐκ ἐκκλινῶ δεξιὰ οὐδ̓ ἀριστερά. (Septuagint, Liber Deuteronomii 2:20)

Synonyms

  1. left

  2. ominous

  3. clumsy

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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