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γαλαξίας

First declension Noun; Masculine 동물 Transliteration:

Principal Part: γαλαξίας γαλαξίου

Structure: γαλαξι (Stem) + ᾱς (Ending)

Sense

  1. the Milky Way galaxy (with implied κύκλος ‎(kúklos, “circle, sphere”))
  2. tailor's chalk (with implied λίθος ‎(líthos, “stone”))
  3. dogfish

Declension

First declension

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • καὶ τὸν γαλαξίαν ἀνάκλασιν εἶναι φωτὸσ <τῶν ὑπὸ> ἡλίου μὴ καταλαμπομένων <τῶν> ἄστρων. (Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers, B, Kef. g'. ANACAGORAS 4:2)
  • συγχωρηθέντοσ δ’ αὐτῷ τούτου, τὸν μὲν Φαέθοντα ἐλαύνοντα τὸ τέθριππον μὴ δύνασθαι κρατεῖν τῶν ἡνιῶν, τοὺσ δ’ ἵππουσ καταφρονήσαντασ τοῦ παιδὸσ ἐξενεχθῆναι τοῦ συνήθουσ δρόμου, καὶ τὸ μὲν πρῶτον κατὰ τὸν οὐρανὸν πλανωμένουσ ἐκπυρῶσαι τοῦτον καὶ ποιῆσαι τὸν νῦν γαλαξίαν καλούμενον κύκλον, μετὰ δὲ ταῦτα πολλὴν τῆσ οἰκουμένησ ἐπιφλέξαντασ οὐκ ὀλίγην κατακάειν χώραν. (Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica, book 5, chapter 23 2:2)

Synonyms

  1. the Milky Way galaxy

  2. dogfish

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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