Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

δουρηνεκής

Third declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: δουρηνεκής δουρηνεκές

Structure: δουρηνεκη (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: e)negkei=n

Sense

  1. a spear's throw off or distant

Examples

  • ἀλλ’ ὅτε δή ῥ’ ἄπεσαν δουρηνεκὲσ ἢ καὶ ἔλασσον, γνῶ ῥ’ ἄνδρασ δηί̈ουσ, λαιψηρὰ δὲ γούνατ’ ἐνώμα φευγέμεναι· (Homer, Iliad, Book 10 40:7)

Synonyms

  1. a spear's throw off or distant

Similar forms

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

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