Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἐπίρροθος

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἐπίρροθος ἐπίρροθον

Structure: ἐπιρροθ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: Cf. e)pita/rroqos.

Sense

  1. hasting to the rescue, a helper, giving aid against
  2. bandied backwards and forwards, abusive

Examples

  • πάντεσσι δ’ ἐπίρροθοσ ἥνδανε μῆτισ. (Apollodorus, Argonautica, book 2 18:2)
  • ὧδε γὰρ ἐξ αὐτοῖο πάροσ κακότητα δαέντεσ φρασσόμεθ’, εἴτ’ ἄρηι συνοισόμεθ’ εἴτε τισ ἄλλη μῆτισ ἐπίρροθοσ ἔσται ἐεργομένοισιν ἀυτῆσ. (Apollodorus, Argonautica, book 3 4:11)
  • λείη μὲν γὰρ ἰδεῖν καὶ ἐπίρροθοσ· (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume II, book 7, chapter 502)
  • τοίη οἱ ἐπίρροθοσ ἠε͂ν Ἀθήνη. (Homer, Iliad, Book 4 39:16)
  • κλῦθι θεά, ἀγαθή μοι ἐπίρροθοσ ἐλθὲ ποδοῖιν. (Homer, Iliad, Book 23 69:19)

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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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