Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἄρρυθμος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἄρρυθμος ἄρρυθμη ἄρρυθμον

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

Sense

  1. not in rhythm or time, unrhythmical, in undue measure, ill-proportioned

Examples

  • πῶσ οὖν, ἔφη, τῷ ἀρρύθμῳ σώματι ἁρμόττοντα τὸν θώρακα εὔρυθμον ποιεῖσ; (Xenophon, Memorabilia, , chapter 10 14:3)
  • ἀλλὰ τόδε γε, ὅτι τὸ τῆσ εὐσχημοσύνησ τε καὶ ἀσχημοσύνησ τῷ εὐρύθμῳ τε καὶ ἀρρύθμῳ ἀκολουθεῖ, δύνασαι διελέσθαι; (Plato, Republic, book 3 292:1)

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

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