Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἠθμοειδής

Third declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἠθμοειδής ἠθμοειδές

Structure: ἠθμοειδη (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Sense

  1. like a strainer or sieve

Examples

  • "οὐ γὰρ τὸ πνεῦμα πόρων ἐδεῖτο πρὸσ τὴν ἐξαγωγήν, ἀλλ’ ἕνεκα τῶν ὑγρῶν καὶ τῶν τοῖσ ὑγροῖσ συμπαρολισθαινόντων γέγονεν ἠθμοειδὴσ καὶ πολύποροσ. (Plutarch, Quaestiones Convivales, book 7, 9:13)

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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