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ἐπίμαχος

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἐπίμαχος ἐπίμαχος ἐπίμαχον

Structure: ἐπιμαχ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: ma/xomai

Sense

  1. that may easily be attacked, assailable (of fortified places)
  2. contended for, contested
  3. equipped for battle
  4. (substantive) ally, helper

Examples

  • καὶ τῶν πόλεων ὅσα ἦν ἐπίμαχα καὶ ῥᾴδια ληφθῆναι διὰ κλιμάκων ἐξοικοδομεῖν τε καὶ ἀποταφρεύειν δεδοικότεσ τὰσ αἰφνιδίουσ ἀλλήλων ἐφόδουσ. (Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Antiquitates Romanae, Books IV-VI, book 4, chapter 54 1:3)

Synonyms

  1. equipped for battle

  2. ally

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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