Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

γενεῆθεν

Adverb; Transliteration:

Principal Part: γενεῆθεν

Etym.: genea/

Sense

  1. from birth, by descent

Examples

  • οὐ μέν πωσ ἀπόλωλεν ἀπευθὴσ ἐκ Διὸσ ἀστήρ, ἐξ οὗ καὶ γενεῆθεν ἀκούομεν ἀλλὰ μάλ’ αὕτωσ εἴρεται,3 ἑπτὰ δ’ ἐκεῖναι ἐπιρρήδην καλέονται ἓξ οἰαῖ́ περ ἐοῦσαι ἐπόψιαι ὀφθαλμοῖσιν. (Athenaeus, The Deipnosophists, Book 11, book 11, chapter 82 2:2)
  • Μαντιάδασ, ὦ ξεῖνε, καὶ Εὔστρατοσ, υἱε͂σ Ἐχέλλου, Δυμαῖοι, κραναῇ κείμεθ’ ἐνὶ ξυλόχῳ, ἄγραυλοι γενεῆθεν ὀροιτύποι. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume II, book 7, chapter 4451)

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

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