Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἔγκληρος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἔγκληρος ἔγκληρον

Structure: ἐγκληρ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Sense

  1. having a lot or share in, an equal share with
  2. having a share, an inheritance, an heir, heiress
  3. which brings wealth, possessed as an inheritance

Examples

  • σὺ δ’ ἦσθα Θηβῶν τῶν φιλαρμάτων ἄναξ, ἔγκληρα πεδία τἀμὰ γῆσ κεκτημένοσ, ὡσ ἐξέπειθεσ τὸν κατασπείραντά σε· (Euripides, Heracles, episode, anapests 1:13)

Synonyms

  1. having a lot or share in

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

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