Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἐδεστός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἐδεστός ἐδεστή ἐδεστόν

Structure: ἐδεστ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: e)/dw

Sense

  1. eatable: eaten, consumed

Examples

  • καὶ γὰρ ἀνθρώπων τῶν γαλακτο φάγων τὰ ἔθνεα σῖτον οὐκ ἔδει· ἄριστον δὲ ξὺν γάλακτι, καὶ πολτοὶ, καὶ ἰτρία, καὶ χόνδροι πλυτοὶ, καὶ ὁκόσα ἐδεστὰ ἐκ γάλακτοσ γίγνεται. (Aretaeus, The Extant Works of Aretaeus, The Cappadocian., ARETAIOU KAPPADOKOU XRONIWN NOUSWN QERAPEUTIKON, 232)

Synonyms

  1. eatable

Related

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

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