Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἰσόμοιρος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἰσόμοιρος ἰσόμοιρον

Structure: ἰσομοιρ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: moi=ra

Sense

  1. sharing equally or alike
  2. coextensive, equal partner

Examples

  • ἀλλ̓ οὐδὲ σύ, ὦ δέσποτα, θέλεισ παῦσαι ταῦτα καὶ μετακοσμῆσαι πρὸσ τὸ ἰσόμοιρον. (Lucian, Saturnalia, 2:7)
  • ἣν μὲν ἀμαυρὰν ἠελίων δισσῶν, τὴν δ’ ἀθανάτοισ ἰσόμοιρον, ζῶντί τε καὶ φθιμένῳ· (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume V, book 14, chapter 66 1:1)
  • ἰσόμοιρον δὲ ἐποίησαν καὶ τὸν παρὰ Κυαξάρου ἄγγελον· (Xenophon, Cyropaedia, , chapter 6 14:2)

Synonyms

  1. sharing equally or alike

Related

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

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