Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

καταπτυχής

Third declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: καταπτυχής καταπτυχές

Structure: καταπτυχη (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: ptu/xh

Sense

  1. with ample folds

Examples

  • Πραξινόα, μάλα τοι τὸ καταπτυχὲσ ἐμπερόναμα τοῦτο πρέπει· (Theocritus, Idylls, 44)

Synonyms

  1. with ample folds

Similar forms

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

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