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ἐρωτικός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἐρωτικός ἐρωτική ἐρωτικόν

Structure: ἐρωτικ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: e)/rws

Sense

  1. related to love
  2. (of persons) amorous

Examples

  • καὶ ὅλωσ ἐρωτικαί τινεσ καὶ μοιχικαὶ πρὸσ αὐτὸν αἱ διαβολαί. (Lucian, Calumniae non temere credundum, (no name) 14:3)
  • αἱ μὲν γὰρ ἐρωτικαὶ πράξεισ, οἱο͂ν ἐπικωμάσαι καὶ ᾆσαι καὶ στεφανῶσαι θύραν, ἔχουσιν ἁμωσγέπωσ κουφισμὸν οὐκ ἄχαριν οὐδ’ ἄμουσον ἐλθὼν δ’ οὐκ ἐβόησα τίσ ἢ τίνοσ, ἀλλ’ ἐφίλησα τὴν φλιήν. (Plutarch, De cohibenda ira, section 52)
  • Θέσεισ ἐρωτικαὶ δ’. (Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers, E, Kef. a'. ARISTOTELHS 23:15)
  • Ἐρωτικαὶ διατριβαί. (Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers, ISTORIWN Z, Kef. b'. ARISTWN 3:10)

Synonyms

  1. related to love

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