Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

εἰδήμων

Third declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: εἰδήμων εἰδήμον

Structure: εἰδημων (Stem)

Etym.: Ei)/dw B

Sense

  1. knowing or expert in

Examples

  • ὦ Στοϊκῶν μύθων εἰδήμονεσ, ὦ πανάριστα δόγματα, ταῖσ ἱεραῖσ ἐνθέμενοι σελίσιν, τὰν ἀρετὰν ψυχᾶσ ἀγαθὸν μόνον ἅδε γὰρ ἀνδρῶν μούνα καὶ βίοτον ῥύσατο καὶ πόλιασ. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume III, book 9, chapter 4961)
  • ὦ στωικῶν μύθων εἰδήμονεσ, ὦ πανάριστα δόγματα ταῖσ ἱεραῖσ ἐνθέμενοι σελίσιν, τὰν ἀρετὰν ψυχᾶσ ἀγαθὸν μόνον· (Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers, , Kef. a'. ANTISQENHS 14:5)
  • ὦ στωικῶν μύθων εἰδήμονεσ, ὦ πανάριστα δόγματα ταῖσ ἱεραῖσ ἐνθέμενοι σελίσιν, τὰν ἀρετὰν ψυχᾶσ ἀγαθὸν μόνον· (Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers, ISTORIWN Z, Kef. a'. ZHNWN 30:7)

Synonyms

  1. knowing or expert in

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

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