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φθισικός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: φθισικός

Structure: φθισικ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Sense

  1. consumptive

Examples

  • ἀλλ’ ἔθανεσ φθισικόσ, τάχ’ ἐρεῖ τισ ἴσωσ· (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume II, book 7, chapter 1152)
  • ἐπεί τοι ἂν φθισικὸσ προέρχηται, λεπτὸσ καὶ ὠχρόσ, οὐκέτι ὁμοίαν ἔμφασιν ἡ μαρτυρία αὐτοῦ ἔχει. (Epictetus, Works, book 3, 86:1)
  • ἀλλ’ ἔθανεσ φθισικόσ, τάχ’ ἐρεῖ τισ ἴσωσ· (Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers, , Kef. a'. ANTISQENHS 19:4)

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