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ἐγκέφαλος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἐγκέφαλος ἐγκέφαλος ἐγκέφαλον

Structure: ἐγκεφαλ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: kefalh/

Sense

  1. inside the head
  2. (in masculine, substantive), brain
  3. heart of the date palm

Examples

  • ἐγκέφαλοσ φοίνικοσ φοίνικοσ. (Athenaeus, The Deipnosophists, Book 2, book 2, chapter 851)
  • "ἡ δ’ ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ, ὅταν ἀφέλωσι τὸ ἄνω ἐν ᾧπερ ὁ ἐγκέφαλοσ. (Athenaeus, The Deipnosophists, Book 2, book 2, chapter 854)
  • ὁ δὲ φοῖνιξ, ὅταν ἐξαιρεθῇ ὁ ἐγκέφαλοσ, ὅλοσ ἐξαυαίνεται. (Athenaeus, The Deipnosophists, Book 2, book 2, chapter 85 1:4)
  • "τοῦτο γάρ ἐστιν ὁ λεγόμενοσ, οἶμαι, Διὸσ ἅμα καὶ βασιλέωσ ἐγκέφαλοσ· (Athenaeus, The Deipnosophists, Book 12, book 12, chapter 20 1:145)
  • ἐγκέφαλοσ· (Athenaeus, The Deipnosophists, Book 9, book 9, chapter 214)

Synonyms

  1. inside the head

  2. heart of the date palm

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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