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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

  • Οὐ πολλαῖσ δὲ ὕστερον ἡμέραισ Ἀλέξανδροσ ἀναλαβὼν τούσ τε ὑπασπιστὰσ καὶ τὴν τῶν ἑταίρων ἵππον καὶ τὴν Ἀμύντου τε καὶ Περδίκκου καὶ Μελεάγρου τάξιν τὴν πεζικὴν καὶ πρὸσ τούτοισ τοὺσ τοξότασ καὶ τοὺσ Ἀγριᾶνασ περιῆλθε τῆσ πόλεωσ ἐσ τὸ πρὸσ Μύνδον μέροσ, τό τε τεῖχοσ κατοψόμενοσ, εἰ ταύτῃ ἐπιμαχώτερον τυγχάνει ὂν ἐσ τὴν προσβολὴν, καὶ ἅμα εἰ τὴν Μύνδον ἐξ ἐπιδρομῆσ δύναιτο λαθὼν κατασχεῖν· (Arrian, Anabasis, book 1, chapter 20 5:1)

Synonyms

  1. equipped for battle

  2. ally

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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