Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἑξηκονταέτης

Third declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἑξηκονταέτης ἑξηκονταέτες

Structure: ἑξηκονταετη (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: e)/tos

Sense

  1. sixty years old

Examples

  • ἡλικίαν, ὁ δὲ ὀψιμαθὴσ τοιοῦτόσ τισ, οἱο͂σ ῥήσεισ μανθάνειν ἑξηκονταέτησ γεγονὼσ καὶ ταύτασ λέγων παρὰ πότον ἐπιλανθάνεσθαι. (Theophrastus, Characters, 2:1)

Synonyms

  1. sixty years old

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

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