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ἐχθρός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἐχθρός ἐχθρά̄ ἐχθρόν

Structure: ἐχθρ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: e)/xqos

Sense

  1. hated

Examples

  • δυοῖν γὰρ ἐχθροῖν εἰσ ἓν ἐλθόντοιν στέγοσ, ἢ θάτερον δεῖ δυστυχεῖν ἢ θάτερον. (Euripides, Ion, episode, iambic 3:8)
  • Ὧδε μὲν δὴ Κάσσιοσ καὶ Βροῦτοσ ἐθνῃσκέτην, ἄνδρε Ῥωμαίων εὐγενεστάτω τε καὶ περιφανεστάτω καὶ ἐσ ἀρετὴν ἀδηρίτω, χωρὶσ ἄγουσ ἑνόσ, ὥ γε καὶ Γάιοσ Καῖσαρ, ὄντε τῆσ Μάγνου Πομπηίου μοίρασ, ἐκ μὲν ἐχθροῖν καὶ πολεμίοιν ἐποιήσατο φίλω, ἐκ δὲ φίλοιν ἦγεν ὡσ υἱώ. (Appian, The Civil Wars, book 4, chapter 17 3:1)

Synonyms

  1. hated

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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