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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

  • δισσοῖσ Ἄδραστοσ ὤμοσεν γαμβροῖσ τόδε, Τυδεῖ τε κἀμοί· (Euripides, Phoenissae, episode, lyric 6:1)
  • τοιάνδε πάλην μόνοσ ὢν ἔφεδροσ δισσοῖσ μέλλει θεῖοσ Ὀρέστησ ἅψειν. (Aeschylus, Libation Bearers, episode, anapests3)
  • ἀλλὰ καὶ δισσοῖσ κλύσμασι, τῷ μὲν ξυνήθεϊ, ὡσ ἄγειν κοπρώδεα · τῷ δὲ ὡσ ἀποσπᾶσθαί τι τῶν χυμῶν ἀπὸ τῶν παρισθμίων τε καὶ θώρηκοσ. (Aretaeus, The Extant Works of Aretaeus, The Cappadocian., ARETAIOU KAPPADOKOU OCEWN NOUSWN QERAPEUTIKON, 273)
  • τὸ μὲν οὖν τοῦ μύθου τε καὶ τοῦ λόγου, τῇδέ πῃ συνᾴδοντα, τρίτην ἐπὶ δισσοῖσ μάρτυσι τὴν θεσπιῳδὸν Σίβυλλαν παρακαλεῖ· (Dio, Chrysostom, Orationes, 22:4)

Synonyms

  1. twofold

  2. two

  3. divided

  4. doubtful

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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