Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

βραχύς

First/Third declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: βραχύς βραχεῖα βραχύ

Structure: βραχυ (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Sense

  1. (of time) short, brief
  2. (of distance, height) short, small, little
  3. few
  4. (of importance) humble, insignificant
  5. (grammar, of vowels) short

Examples

  • οὐκοῦν διὰ βραχέων προακοῦσαι χρή σε ἃ περὶ πόλεωσ καὶ πολιτῶν ἡμῖν δοκεῖ. (Lucian, Anacharsis, (no name) 20:1)
  • πλὴν ἀλλὰ καὶ ταῦτα ἐρῶ διὰ βραχέων, ὡσ οἱο͂̀ν τε· (Lucian, Anacharsis, (no name) 21:12)
  • αὖθισ δ’, εἰ δοκεῖ, διὰ βραχέων ἐρήσομαί σε, σὺ δὲ μὴ ὀκνήσῃσ ἀποκρίνασθαι, καὶ ὅπωσ ἀσφαλέστερον ἀποκρινῇ. (Lucian, Juppiter confuatus, (no name) 6:5)
  • ἀλλ’ εἴ μοι τοιοῦτοσ ἀγγελιαφόροσ γένοιο πρὸσ αὐτὴν οἱο͂σ παρ’ ἐκείνησ πρὸσ μὲ γεγένησαι, τολμήσω ἀναρρῖψαι τὸν κύβον, θάρρει, ὦ Λυκῖνε, τούτου γε ἕνεκα, ὡσ οὐ φαῦλόν με ὑποκριτὴν ἕξων τῆσ ἀπολογίασ, πειρώμενοσ διὰ βραχέων εἰπεῖν, ὡσ ἂν μᾶλλον μνημονεύσαιμι. (Lucian, Pro imaginibus, (no name) 16:4)
  • πειστέον καὶ ταῦτά σοι νομοθετοῦντι καὶ διὰ βραχέων λεκτέον, μὴ καὶ κάμῃσ ἡμῖν τῇ ἀκοῇ συμπερινοστῶν. (Lucian, Toxaris vel amicitia, (no name) 55:8)

Synonyms

  1. short

  2. short

  3. few

  4. humble

  5. short

Similar forms

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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