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δῶρον

Second declension Noun; Neuter Transliteration:

Principal Part: δῶρον δώρου

Structure: δωρ (Stem) + ον (Ending)

Etym.: di/dwmi

Sense

  1. gift
  2. hand's width

Declension

Second declension

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • καὶ πᾶν δῶρον θυσίασ ὑμῶν ἁλὶ ἁλισθήσεται. οὐ διαπαύσατε ἅλασ διαθήκησ Κυρίου ἀπὸ θυσιασμάτων ὑμῶν, ἐπὶ παντὸσ δώρου ὑμῶν προσοίσετε Κυρίῳ τῷ Θεῷ ὑμῶν ἅλασ. (Septuagint, Liber Leviticus 2:12)
  • καὶ ἐπιθήσει τὰσ χεῖρασ ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν τοῦ δώρου, καὶ σφάξει αὐτὸ ἐναντίον Κυρίου παρὰ τὰσ θύρασ τῆσ σκηνῆσ τοῦ μαρτυρίου, καὶ προσχεοῦσιν οἱ υἱοὶ Ἀαρὼν οἱ ἱερεῖσ τὸ αἷμα ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον τῶν ὁλοκαυτωμάτων κύκλῳ. (Septuagint, Liber Leviticus 3:2)
  • καὶ ἐπιθήσει τὰσ χεῖρασ ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν τοῦ δώρου αὐτοῦ καὶ σφάξει αὐτὸ παρὰ τὰσ θύρασ τῆσ σκηνῆσ τοῦ μαρτυρίου, καὶ προσχεοῦσιν οἱ υἱοὶ Ἀαρὼν οἱ ἱερεῖσ τὸ αἷμα ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον κύκλῳ. (Septuagint, Liber Leviticus 3:8)
  • καὶ νικηφόρου δώρου τύχοιτε πατρίδα τ’ ἐξίκοισθε γῆν. (Euripides, Iphigenia in Aulis, episode, dialogue14)
  • Πλευρὼν μὲν οὖν γήμασ Ξανθίππην τὴν Δώρου παῖδα ἐγέννησεν Ἀγήνορα, θυγατέρασ δὲ Στερόπην καὶ Στρατονίκην καὶ Λαοφόντην· (Apollodorus, Library and Epitome, book 1, chapter 7 7:2)

Synonyms

  1. gift

  2. hand's width

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