Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἔξαιτος

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἔξαιτος ἔξαιτον

Structure: ἐξαιτ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: ai)te/w

Sense

  1. much asked for, much desired, choice, excellent

Examples

  • ταῦτα δέ τοι μάλα πάντα τελευτήσουσιν Ἀχαιοί, νῆα καὶ ἐξαίτουσ ἐρέτασ, ἵνα θᾶσσον ἵκηαι ἐσ Πύλον ἠγαθέην μετ’ ἀγαυοῦ πατρὸσ ἀκουήν. (Homer, Odyssey, Book 2 28:2)
  • οὐδέ τισ ἄγχι βροτῶν πόλισ, οἵ τε θεοῖσιν ἱερά τε ῥέζουσι καὶ ἐξαίτουσ ἑκατόμβασ. (Homer, Odyssey, Book 5 10:6)
  • οὐ γάρ πώ τισ τόσσα βροτῶν Διὶ τερπικεραύνῳ πίονα μηρί’ ἔκη’ οὐδ’ ἐξαίτουσ ἑκατόμβασ, ὅσσα σὺ τῷ ἐδίδουσ, ἀρώμενοσ ἡο͂σ ἵκοιο γῆράσ τε λιπαρὸν θρέψαιό τε φαίδιμον υἱόν· (Homer, Odyssey, Book 19 39:3)

Synonyms

  1. much asked for

Related

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

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