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ἑπτέτης

Third declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἑπτέτης ἑπτέτες

Structure: ἑπτετη (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: = e(ptaeth/s

Sense

  1. seven years old

Examples

  • ἐπειδὰν δὲ ἑπτέτεισ γένωνται οἱ παῖδεσ, ἐπὶ τοὺσ ἵππουσ καὶ ἐπὶ τοὺσ τούτων διδασκάλουσ φοιτῶσιν, καὶ ἐπὶ τὰσ θήρασ ἄρχονται ἰέναι. (Plato, Alcibiades 1, Alcibiades 2, Hipparchus, Lovers, Theages, Charmides, Laches, Lysis, 113:1)

Synonyms

  1. seven years old

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

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