Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἐπινεφρίδιος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἐπινεφρίδιος ἐπινεφρίδιον

Structure: ἐπινεφριδι (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: nefro/s

Sense

  1. upon the kidneys

Examples

  • τὸν μὲν ἄρ’ ἐγχέλυέσ τε καὶ ἰχθύεσ ἀμφεπένοντο δημὸν ἐρεπτόμενοι ἐπινεφρίδιον κείροντεσ· (Homer, Iliad, Book 21 16:2)

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

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