Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

βαπτός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: βαπτός

Structure: βαπτ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: from ba/ptw

Sense

  1. dipped, dyed, bright-coloured
  2. for dyeing
  3. drawn by dipping vessels

Examples

  • ὡσ δ’ ὅτ’ ἀνὴρ χαλκεὺσ πέλεκυν μέγαν ἠὲ σκέπαρνον εἰν ὕδατι ψυχρῷ βάπτῃ μεγάλα ἰάχοντα φαρμάσσων· (Homer, Odyssey, Book 9 38:12)
  • ἃ δ’ ἂν μή, οἶσθα οἱᾶ δὴ γίγνεται, ἐάντέ τισ ἄλλα χρώματα βάπτῃ ἐάντε καὶ ταῦτα μὴ προθεραπεύσασ. (Plato, Republic, book 4 228:2)

Synonyms

  1. dipped

  2. for dyeing

Related

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

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