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ἐπίκουρος

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἐπίκουρος ἐπίκουρος ἐπίκουρον

Structure: ἐπικουρ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Sense

  1. assisting, aiding
  2. defending
  3. (masculine substantive) helper, ally, assister
  4. (masculine substantive) mercenary, hireling

Examples

  • τοῦ μεγίστου ἄρα ἀγαθοῦ τῇ πόλει αἰτία ἡμῖν πέφανται ἡ κοινωνία τοῖσ ἐπικούροισ τῶν τε παίδων καὶ τῶν γυναικῶν. (Plato, Republic, book 5 360:1)

Synonyms

  1. assisting

  2. defending

  3. helper

  4. mercenary

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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