Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἐνεύναιος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἐνεύναιος ἐνεύναιον

Structure: ἐνευναι (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: eu)nh/

Sense

  1. on which one sleeps, for sleeping on, bed-furniture

Examples

  • ὣσ εἰπὼν κλισίηνδ’ ἡγήσατο δῖοσ ὑφορβόσ, εἷσεν δ’ εἰσαγαγών, ῥῶπασ δ’ ὑπέχευε δασείασ, ἐστόρεσεν δ’ ἐπὶ δέρμα ἰονθάδοσ ἀγρίου αἰγόσ, αὐτοῦ ἐνεύναιον, μέγα καὶ δασύ. (Homer, Odyssey, Book 14 6:1)
  • σέθεν δ’ ἕνεκ’ ἐνθάδ’ ἱκάνω, ὄφρα σέ τ’ ὀφθαλμοῖσιν ἴδω καὶ μῦθον ἀκούσω, ἤ μοι ἔτ’ ἐν μεγάροισ μήτηρ μένει, ἠε͂́ τισ ἤδη ἀνδρῶν ἄλλοσ ἔγημεν, Ὀδυσσῆοσ δέ που εὐνὴ χήτει ἐνευναίων κάκ’ ἀράχνια κεῖται ἔχουσα. (Homer, Odyssey, Book 16 4:8)

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

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