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ἐφήμερος

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἐφήμερος ἐφήμερος ἐφήμερον

Structure: ἐφημερ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: h(me/ra

Sense

  1. living only one day; short-lived
  2. for a day; daily; once a day
  3. (as with φάρμακον ‎(phármakon)) acting or occurring within one day

Examples

  • σὲ τὸν σοφιστήν, τὸν πικρῶσ ὑπέρπικρον, τὸν ἐξαμαρτόντ’ εἰσ θεοὺσ ἐφημέροισ πορόντα τιμάσ, τὸν πυρὸσ κλέπτην λέγω· (Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound, episode 1:1)
  • ἃ πάντα ὁ θεὸσ καθίστη τε καὶ σὺν αὐτῷ γε εἰρῆσθαι καθίστησι ταῖσ ἐφημέροισ διαίταισ καὶ προρρήσεσι. (Aristides, Aelius, Orationes, 3:4)

Synonyms

  1. living only one day

  2. for a day

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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