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ἰχθυοφάγος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἰχθυοφάγος ἰχθυοφάγος ἰχθυοφάγον

Structure: ἰχθυοφαγ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: fagei=n

Sense

  1. eating fish

Examples

  • οὐκ ἀγνοῶ δὲ καὶ τοὺσ ἰχθυοφάγουσ παῖδασ, ὧν Κλέαρχοσ μνημονεύει ἐν τῷ περὶ θινῶν, φάσκων Ψαμμήτιχον τὸν Αἰγυπτίων βασιλέα παῖδασ θρέψαι ἰχθυοφάγουσ, τὰσ πηγὰσ τοῦ Νείλου βουλόμενον εὑρεῖν· (Athenaeus, The Deipnosophists, Book 8, book 8, chapter 35 2:3)
  • ὑπὲρ δὲ τοὺσ Ἰχθυοφάγουσ Ραδρώσιοι ἐσ τὸ ἄνω οἰκέουσι γῆν πονηρὴν καὶ ψαμμώδεα, ἔνθα καὶ τὰ πολλὰ κακὰ ἡ στρατιή τε Ἀλεξάνδρῳ ἔπαθε καὶ αὐτὸσ Ἀλέξανδροσ, ὥσ μοι ἤδη ἐν τῷ ἄλλῳ λόγῳ ἀπήγηται. (Arrian, Indica, chapter 32 1:1)
  • καὶ τοὺσ ἰχθυοφάγουσ δὲ κατὰ ταύτασ τὰσ ζώνασ οἰκεῖν. (Strabo, Geography, book 2, chapter 2 6:7)

Synonyms

  1. eating fish

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