Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἑσμοτόκος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἑσμοτόκος ἑσμοτόκον

Structure: ἑσμοτοκ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: tekei=n

Sense

  1. producing swarms of bees

Examples

  • θείησ δ’ ἑσμοτόκον χορὸν ἄπλετον, εὖ δὲ μελιχροῦ νέκταροσ ἐμπλήσαισ κηροπαγεῖσ θαλάμασ. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, book 6, chapter 239 1:1)

Synonyms

  1. producing swarms of bees

Similar forms

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

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