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ἄροτρον

Second declension Noun; Neuter Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἄροτρον ἀρότρου

Structure: ἀροτρ (Stem) + ον (Ending)

Etym.: a)ro/w

Sense

  1. plough, (figuratively, in the plural) the organs of generation

Declension

Second declension

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • θεῶν τε τὰν ὑπερτάταν, Γᾶν ἄφθιτον, ἀκαμάταν, ἀποτρύεται ἰλλομένων ἀρότρων ἔτοσ εἰσ ἔτοσ ἱππείῳ γένει πολεύων. (Sophocles, Antigone, choral, strophe 13)
  • Ἴσιδι καρποτόκῳ, σταχυμήτορι, μυριομόρφῳ, λαϊνέῳ ταλάρῳ, μογερῶν ἀπάνευθεν ἀρότρων, αὐτόματοι στείχουσιν ἑὴν πρὸσ μητέρα καρποί. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume V, book 16, chapter 2641)

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