Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἀχερωίς

Noun; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀχερωίς

Sense

  1. the white poplar, Acheron

Examples

  • ἤριπε δ’ ὡσ ὅτε τισ δρῦσ ἤριπεν ἢ ἀχερωὶ̈σ ἠὲ πίτυσ βλωθρή, τήν τ’ οὔρεσι τέκτονεσ ἄνδρεσ ἐξέταμον πελέκεσσι νεήκεσι νήϊον εἶναι· (Homer, Iliad, Book 13 39:6)
  • ἤριπε δ’ ὡσ ὅτε τισ δρῦσ ἤριπεν ἢ ἀχερωὶ̈σ ἠὲ πίτυσ βλωθρή, τήν τ’ οὔρεσι τέκτονεσ ἄνδρεσ ἐξέταμον πελέκεσσι νεήκεσι νήϊον εἶναι· (Homer, Iliad, Book 16 39:4)

Synonyms

  1. the white poplar

Related

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

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