Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἱμερόφωνος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἱμερόφωνος ἱμερόφωνον

Structure: ἱμεροφων (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: fwnh/

Sense

  1. of lovely voice or song

Examples

  • Θήβησ δ’ Ὠγυγίησ Ἑλικώνιοσ ἵστατο κύκνοσ, Πίνδαροσ ἱμερόφωνοσ, ὃν ἀργυρότοξοσ Ἀπόλλων ἔτρεφε Βοιωτοῖο παρὰ σκοπιὴν Ἑλικῶνοσ, καὶ μέλοσ ἁρμονίησ ἐδιδάξατο· (Unknown, Greek Anthology, book 2, chapter 1 76:2)

Synonyms

  1. of lovely voice or song

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

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