Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἀρκτικός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀρκτικός ἀρκτική ἀρκτικόν

Structure: ἀρκτικ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Sense

  1. having to do with the Great Bear (Ursa Major)
  2. northern lands (lands near Ursa Major)

Examples

  • βελτίων δ’ Ἡράκλειτοσ καὶ ὁμηρικώτεροσ, ὁμοίωσ ἀντὶ τοῦ ἀρκτικοῦ τὴν ἄρκτον ὀνομάζων "ἠοῦσ καὶ ἑσπέρησ τέρματα ἡ ἄρκτοσ, καὶ ἀντίον τῆσ ἄρκτου οὖροσ αἰθρίου Διόσ. (Strabo, Geography, book 1, chapter 1 12:11)
  • ὁ δὲ τοῦτον ἀφεὶσ τὸν τρόπον καινὸν εἰσάγει τὸ μεταξὺ τῆσ τε θερινῆσ ἀνατολῆσ καὶ τῆσ ἰσημερινῆσ τμῆμά τι τοῦ ἀρκτικοῦ ἡμικυκλίου. (Strabo, Geography, book 2, chapter 4 14:3)
  • τὸν γὰρ ἐπ’ ἄκρασ τῆσ οὐρᾶσ λαμπρὸν ἀστέρα, νοτιώτατον ὄντα, ἐπ’ αὐτοῦ ἱδρῦσθαι τοῦ ἀρκτικοῦ κύκλου ὥστ’ ἐφάπτεσθαι τοῦ ὁρίζοντοσ. (Strabo, Geography, book 2, chapter 5 70:4)

Synonyms

  1. having to do with the Great Bear

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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