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ξηρός

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: ξηρός ξηρά̄ ξηρόν

Structure: ξηρ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Sense

  1. dry
  2. The effects of being without water: parched, withered
  3. By extension: shrunken, paralyzed, lean
  4. (voice) rough, hoarse
  5. fasting

Declension

First/Second declension
Masculine Feminine Neuter
SingularNominative ξηρός ξηρᾱ́ ξηρόν
Genitive ξηροῦ ξηρᾶς ξηροῦ
Dative ξηρῷ ξηρᾷ ξηρῷ
Accusative ξηρόν ξηρᾱ́ν ξηρόν
Vocative ξηρέ ξηρᾱ́ ξηρόν
DualN/A/V ξηρώ ξηρᾱ́ ξηρώ
G/D ξηροῖν ξηραῖν ξηροῖν
PluralNominative ξηροί ξηραί ξηρά
Genitive ξηρῶν ξηρῶν ξηρῶν
Dative ξηροῖς ξηραῖς ξηροῖς
Accusative ξηρούς ξηρᾱ́ς ξηρά
Vocative ξηροί ξηραί ξηρά
Positive Comparative Superlative
Adjective ξηρός ξηροῦ ξηρότερος ξηροτεροῦ ξηρότατος ξηροτατοῦ
Adverb ξηρώς ξηρότερον ξηρότατα

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • καὶ πάντα, ὅσα ἔχει πνοὴν ζωῆσ, καὶ πᾶν, ὃ ἦν ἐπὶ τῆσ ξηρᾶσ, ἀπέθανε. (Septuagint, Liber Genesis 7:22)
  • οἱ δὲ υἱοὶ Ἰσραὴλ ἐπορεύθησαν διὰ ξηρᾶσ ἐν μέσῳ τῆσ θαλάσσησ, τὸ δὲ ὕδωρ αὐτῆσ τεῖχοσ ἐκ δεξιῶν, καὶ τεῖχοσ ἐξ εὐωνύμων. (Septuagint, Liber Exodus 14:29)
  • ὅτι εἰσῆλθεν ἵπποσ Φαραὼ σὺν ἅρμασι καὶ ἀναβάταισ εἰσ θάλασσαν, καὶ ἐπήγαγεν ἐπ̓ αὐτοὺσ Κύριοσ τὸ ὕδωρ τῆσ θαλάσσησ. οἱ δὲ υἱοὶ Ἰσραὴλ ἐπορεύθησαν διὰ ξηρᾶσ ἐν μέσῳ τῆσ θαλάσσησ. (Septuagint, Liber Exodus 15:19)
  • καὶ ἔστησαν οἱ ἱερεῖσ οἱ αἴροντεσ τὴν κιβωτὸν τῆσ διαθήκησ Κυρίου ἐπὶ ξηρᾶσ ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ Ἰορδάνου. καὶ πάντεσ οἱ υἱοὶ Ἰσραὴλ διέβαινον διὰ ξηρᾶσ, ἕωσ συνετέλεσε πᾶσ ὁ λαὸσ διαβαίνων τὸν Ἰορδάνην. (Septuagint, Liber Iosue 3:17)

Synonyms

  1. dry

  2. fasting

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