Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

φθισικός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: φθισικός

Structure: φθισικ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Sense

  1. consumptive

Examples

  • "καὶ φθισικοὺσ μὲν ὁρῶντεσ δυσχεραίνομεν, ἀνδριάντασ δὲ καὶ γραφὰσ φθισικῶν ἡδέωσ θεώμεθα τῷ τὴν διάνοιαν ὑπὸ τῶν μιμημάτων ἄγεσθαι κατὰ τὸ οἰκεῖον. (Plutarch, Quaestiones Convivales, book 5, 13:3)

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