Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

γλαφυρός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: γλαφυρός γλαφυρά γλαφυρόν

Structure: γλαφυρ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: gla/fw

Sense

  1. hollow, hollowed, a deep
  2. polished, finished, subtle, critical, nice, exact

Examples

  • Φοῖβοσ ἐνίκα τὸν Φρύγα, σοὶ δ’ εἴκει μελπομένῳ, Γλάφυρε, οὔνομα καὶ τέχνησ καὶ σώματοσ. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume III, book 9, chapter 5172)

Synonyms

  1. hollow

Related

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

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