Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

γλῆνος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: γλῆνος

Structure: γλην (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: from glh/nh

Sense

  1. things to stare at, shows, wonders

Examples

  • ὁ μὲν παλάμησ τρισὶ μούνοισ ἤμασιν ἐμπλήσει δεξαμενὴν προρέων ἠμάτιοσ γλήνησ· (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume V, book 14, chapter 132 1:2)
  • πάντα δέ οἱ βλέφαρ’ ἀμφὶ καὶ ὀφρύασ εὗσεν ἀυτμὴ γλήνησ καιομένησ, σφαραγεῦντο δέ οἱ πυρὶ ῥίζαι. (Homer, Odyssey, Book 9 38:11)

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

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