Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἐλαιοφυής

Third declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἐλαιοφυής ἐλαιοφυές

Structure: ἐλαιοφυη (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: fu/w

Sense

  1. olive-planted

Examples

  • ἃ σκοπέλοισ ἐπ’ ἐμοῖσ τὸν ἐλαιοφυῆ πάγον θάσσει ‐ λέγεισ μοι δόλια κοὐ σαφῆ τάδε. (Euripides, Ion, episode, lyric 1:13)

Synonyms

  1. olive-planted

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

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