Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἑπτέτης

Third declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἑπτέτης ἑπτέτες

Structure: ἑπτετη (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: = e(ptaeth/s

Sense

  1. seven years old

Examples

  • ἐκεῖνοσ μὲν γὰρ ὁ χαίρων ὅτι ἄρρενα παῖδα τέτοκεν αὐτῷ ἡ γυνή, καὶ τοὺσ φίλουσ διὰ τοῦτο ἑστιῶν καὶ τοὔνομα τοῦ πατρὸσ τιθέμενοσ, εἰ ἠπίστατο ὡσ ἑπτέτησ γενόμενοσ ὁ παῖσ τεθνήξεται, ἆρα ἄν σοι δοκεῖ χαίρειν ἐπ’ αὐτῷ γεννωμένῳ; (Lucian, Contemplantes, (no name) 17:7)
  • ὃσ ἑπτέτησ ὢν οὐκ ἔφυσε φράτερασ. (Aristophanes, Frogs, Parodos, strophe 12)

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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