Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

κατάγειος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: κατάγειος κατάγειον

Structure: καταγει (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: gh=

Sense

  1. in or under the earth, underground, subterranean

Examples

  • βδεῖσ γάρ, κοὐκ ἀναπνεῖσ, φθέγγῃ δ’ ἐκ τῶν καταγείω θαῦμὰ μ’ ἔχει τὰ κάτω πῶσ σου ἄνω γέγονεν. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume IV, book 11, chapter 4152)

Synonyms

  1. in or under the earth

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

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