Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ξιφηφόρος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ξιφηφόρος ξιφηφόρον

Structure: ξιφηφορ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: fe/rw

Sense

  1. sword in hand

Examples

  • δι’ ὃν καὶ ὁ πατὴρ ἡμῶν Ἁβραὰμ ἔσπευδε τὸν ἐθνοπάτορα υἱὸν σφαγιάσαι Ἰσαάκ. καὶ τὴν πατρῴαν χεῖρα ξιφηφόρον καταφερομένην ἐπ’ αὐτὸν ὁρῶν ὁ Ἰσαὰκ οὐκ ἔπτυξεν. (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees IV 16:20)
  • ξιφηφόρον γὰρ εἰσορῶ πρὸ δωμάτων βαίνοντ’ Ὀρέστην ἐπτοημένῳ ποδί. (Euripides, episode, lyric 3:16)

Synonyms

  1. sword in hand

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

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