Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἰσθμώδης

Third declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἰσθμώδης ἰσθμώδες

Structure: ἰσθμωδη (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: ei)=dos

Sense

  1. like an isthmus

Examples

  • ἡ Χερρόνησοσ τοίνυν τὸ παλαιόν, ὡσ μέν τινέσ φασιν, ἀπὸ τοῦ τόπου τῆσ φύσεωσ ὄντοσ ἰσθμώδουσ ταύτησ ἔτυχε τῆσ προσηγορίασ· (Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica, book 5, chapter 60 1:2)

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

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