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

  • Χαρώνδου δ’ ἴδιον μὲν οὐδέν ἐστι πλὴν αἱ δίκαι τῶν ψευδομαρτυριῶν πρῶτοσ γὰρ ἐποίησε τὴν ἐπίσκηψιν, τῇ δ’ ἀκριβείᾳ τῶν νόμων ἐστὶ γλαφυρώτεροσ καὶ τῶν νῦν νομοθετῶν. (Aristotle, Politics, Book 2 316:1)

Synonyms

  1. hollow

Related

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

Find this word at Perseus Greek Word Study Tool

SEARCH

MENU NAVIGATION