Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἐϋπλυνής

Third declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἐϋπλυνής ἐϋπλυνές

Structure: ἐϋπλυνη (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: plu/nw

Sense

  1. well-washed, well-cleansed

Examples

  • Ἀρήτη δ’ ἄρα οἱ δμῳὰσ ἅμ’ ἔπεμπε γυναῖκασ, τὴν μὲν φᾶροσ ἔχουσαν ἐϋπλυνὲσ ἠδὲ χιτῶνα, τὴν δ’ ἑτέρην χηλὸν πυκινὴν ἅμ’ ὄπασσε κομίζειν· (Homer, Odyssey, Book 13 10:2)
  • φᾶροσ μέν οἱ πρῶτον ἐϋπλυνὲσ ἠδὲ χιτῶνα θῆκ’ ἀμφὶ στήθεσσι, δέμασ δ’ ὤφελλε καὶ ἥβην. (Homer, Odyssey, Book 16 19:2)

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

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