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ἐπώνυμος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἐπώνυμος ἐπώνυμος ἐπώνυμον

Structure: ἐπωνυμ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: o)/numa, aeolic for o)/noma

Sense

  1. named in a significant manner, with a significant name
  2. surnamed
  3. concerning giving one's name to something
  4. (neuter substantive) surname

Examples

  • Στησιχόρου δὲ καὶ Πινδάρου ἐπεμνήσθη, τοῦ μὲν ὅτι μιμητὴσ Ὁμήρου γενέσθαι δοκεῖ καὶ τὴν ἅλωσιν οὐκ ἀναξίωσ ἐποίησε τῆσ Τροίασ, τοῦ δὲ Πινδάρου διά τε τὴν λαμπρότητα τῆσ φύσεωσ καὶ ὅτι τὸν πρόγονον αὐτοῦ καὶ ὁμώνυμον ἐπῄνεσεν Ἀλέξανδρον τὸν φιλέλληνα ἐπικληθέντα ποιήσασ εἰσ αὐτόν, ὀλβίων ἐπώνυμε Δαρδανιδᾶν. (Dio, Chrysostom, Orationes, 41:3)

Synonyms

  1. surnamed

  2. concerning giving one's name to something

  3. surname

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