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

  • Μήδειαν δ’ ἔξαιτον ἑοῦ ἐσ πατρὸσ ἄγεσθαι ἱέντ’ ἀπροφάτωσ, ἠὲ στονόεσσαν ἀυτὴν νωμήσειν χαλεπῇσιν ὁμόκλεον ἀτροπίῃσιν αὖθί τε καὶ μετέπειτα σὺν Αἰήταο κελεύθῳ. (Apollodorus, Argonautica, book 4 16:13)
  • οὐ μὰν ἀκλεέεσ Λυκίην κάτα κοιρανέουσιν ἡμέτεροι βασιλῆεσ, ἔδουσί τε πίονα μῆλα οἶνόν τ’ ἔξαιτον μελιηδέα· (Homer, Iliad, Book 12 22:9)

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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