Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

δισσός

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: δισσός δισσή δισσόν

Structure: δισς (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: di/s

Sense

  1. twofold, double
  2. (in the plural) two
  3. (figuratively) divided, disagreeing in mind
  4. doubtful, ambiguous

Examples

  • καλεῖται δὲ τὸ μέν τι κλίσισ, καὶ ταύτησ ἰδέαι δισσαί, ἣ μὲν ἐπὶ δόρυ, ἣ δ̓ ἐπ̓ ἀσπίδα· (Arrian, chapter 20 3:1)
  • δισσαὶ δ’ εἰσίν, ἡ μὲν οὐ κακὴ ἡ δ’ ἄχθοσ οἴκων· (Plutarch, De virtute morali, section 8 6:3)
  • Δισσαί τοι πόσιοσ κῆρεσ δειλοῖσι βροτοῖσιν, δίψα τε λυσιμελὴσ καὶ μέθυσισ χαλεπή· (Unknown, Elegy and Iambus, Volume I, , 1386-1389460)
  • Ὧν ἑκατέρου δισσαὶ χρήσιεσ, ἢ πρὸσ αὐγὴν, ἢ ὑπ’ αὐγήν. (Hippocrates, Oeuvres Completes D'Hippocrate., KAT' IHTREION., 3.4)

Synonyms

  1. twofold

  2. two

  3. divided

  4. doubtful

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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