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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

  • νεανίασ ἐστὶ καλὸσ καὶ τἄλλα ἐρωτικὸσ καὶ τὰ τοιαῦτα κρίνειν ἱκανώτατοσ. (Lucian, Dearum judicium, (no name) 3:3)
  • ἐρωτικὸσ δὲ ὢν καὶ εἰσ τὰ ἀφροδίσια ἐκκεχυμένοσ ^ ῥᾳδίωσ ἐνέπλησε παίδων τὸν οὐρανόν, . (Lucian, De sacrificiis, (no name) 5:4)
  • ἐρωτικὸσ γάρ εἰμι καὶ οὐκ ἂν ἀγαπήσαιμι συνὼν μιᾷ. (Lucian, Dialogi deorum, 8:4)
  • ἐρωτικὸσ γὰρ καὶ αὐτόσ εἰμι καὶ τῷ αὐτῷ θεῷ κατέσχημαι· (Lucian, Dialogi mortuorum, 3:1)
  • ἐπεί, καίπερ ὢν ἐρωτικὸσ ὁ Εὐριπίδησ, τὸ σμικρότατον ἀπεθαύμασεν εἰπὼν ποιητὴν δ’ ἄρα ἔρωσ διδάσκει, κἂν ἄμουσοσ τὸ πρίν. (Plutarch, Amatorius, section 17 29:1)

Synonyms

  1. related to love

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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