Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἠνεμόεις

First/Third declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἠνεμόεις ἠνεμόεσσα ἠνεμόεν

Structure: ἠνεμοεντ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: a)/nemos

Sense

  1. windy, airy
  2. rapid, rushing

Examples

  • Ἑρμογένησ δ’ ἔλαχε στυγερὸν δόμον εὐρώεντα, ὕστατον, εἰσ ἀφανῆ χῶρον ὑπερχόμενοσ, ἔνθ’ ἀκταὶ νεκύων, καὶ ἐρινεοὶ ἠνεμόεντεσ δινεῦνται πνοιῇ δυσκελάδων ἀνέμων. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume IV, book 11, chapter 328 1:1)

Synonyms

  1. rapid

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

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