Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

καταφερής

Third declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: καταφερής καταφερές

Structure: καταφερη (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: fe/romai

Sense

  1. going down, near setting, sloping downwards
  2. inclined

Examples

  • Ταύτῃ τοῦ ἰσχίου τὸ ὀστέον καταφερὲσ ἐσ τὸν γλουτὸν, διὰ τοῦτο βραχὺ, καὶ ὅτι ἐκτείνειν οὐ δύνανται. (Hippocrates, Oeuvres Completes D'Hippocrate., MOXLIKOS., 23.4)

Synonyms

  1. inclined

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

Find this word at Perseus Greek Word Study Tool

SEARCH

MENU NAVIGATION