Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

βαρυπενθής

Third declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: βαρυπενθής βαρυπενθές

Structure: βαρυπενθη (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: pe/nqos

Sense

  1. causing grievous woe

Examples

  • ἡ πυρὶ πάντα τεκοῦσα Φιλαίνιον, ἡ βαρυπενθὴσ μήτηρ, ἡ τέκνων τρισσὸν ἰδοῦσα τάφον, ἀλλοτρίαισ ὠδῖσιν ἐφώρμισα· (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume III, book 9, chapter 2541)

Synonyms

  1. causing grievous woe

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

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