Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

καταπυγοσύνη

First declension Noun; Feminine Transliteration:

Principal Part: καταπυγοσύνη

Structure: καταπυγοσυν (Stem) + η (Ending)

Etym.: from katapu/gwn

Sense

  1. brutal lust

Examples

  • καὶ πρὸσ τούτοισ τῆσ Ἀντιμάχου καταπυγοσύνησ ἀναπλήσει. (Aristophanes, Clouds, Agon, pnigos3)

Synonyms

  1. brutal lust

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

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