Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἐλαφρός

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἐλαφρός ἐλαφρή ἐλαφρόν

Structure: ἐλαφρ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: e)lafro/s

Sense

  1. lightly, buoyantly
  2. light to bear, not burdensome, easy, light, easy, light
  3. light in moving, nimble, active, light troops
  4. lightminded, thoughtless

Examples

  • οὐδέ κεν ἴρηξ κίρκοσ ὁμαρτήσειεν, ἐλαφρότατοσ πετεηνῶν. (Homer, Odyssey, Book 13 11:8)
  • ἠύ̈τε κίρκοσ ὄρεσφιν ἐλαφρότατοσ πετεηνῶν ῥηϊδίωσ οἴμησε μετὰ τρήρωνα πέλειαν, ἣ δέ θ’ ὕπαιθα φοβεῖται, ὃ δ’ ἐγγύθεν ὀξὺ λεληκὼσ ταρφέ’ ἐπαί̈σσει, ἑλέειν τέ ἑ θυμὸσ ἀνώγει· (Homer, Iliad, Book 22 12:6)
  • καὶ τὸν Ἀχιλλεὺσ θῆκεν ἀέθλον οὗ ἑτάροιο, ὅσ τισ ἐλαφρότατοσ ποσσὶ κραιπνοῖσι πέλοιτο· (Homer, Iliad, Book 23 69:4)

Synonyms

  1. light to bear

  2. light in moving

Related

Similar forms

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

Find this word at Perseus Greek Word Study Tool

SEARCH

MENU NAVIGATION