Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

φιλόχρυσος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: φιλόχρυσος φιλόχρυσον

Structure: φιλοχρυς (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Sense

  1. fond of gold

Examples

  • εἰσ τοὺσ αὐτούσ εἰ χρυσοῦ δόμοσ ἠε͂ν ὅλοσ τάφοσ, ὦ φιλόχρυσε, οὔποτ’ ἔδει τοίην χεῖρα φέρειν φθιμένοισ. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume II, book 8, chapter 2351)

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

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