Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

δρεπανοειδής

Third declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: δρεπανοειδής δρεπανοειδές

Structure: δρεπανοειδη (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: ei)=dos

Sense

  1. sickle-shaped

Examples

  • ἔστι δὲ τὸ μὲν Ῥίον τῶν Ἀχαιῶν ἁλιτενὴσ ἄκρα, δρεπανοειδῆ τινα ἐπιστροφὴν εἰσ τὸ ἐντὸσ ἔχουσα· (Strabo, Geography, Book 8, chapter 2 6:4)

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

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