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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

  • γίνεταί τ’ αὐτῶν συχνοῦ ἐλθόντοσ ὄχλου δύο στρατεύματα περὶ τὰσ ἐπιμάχουσ λαγόνασ τοῦ λόφου, πολλά τ’ ἄλλα φρούρια βραχύτερα κατὰ τοὺσ ἧττον ἐπικαίρουσ τόπουσ· (Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Antiquitates Romanae, Books VII-IX, book 9, chapter 14 6:1)

Synonyms

  1. equipped for battle

  2. ally

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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