Ancient Greek-English Dictionary

κεραοξόος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: κεραοξόος κεραοξόον

Structure: κεραοξο (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: ce/w

Sense

  1. polishing or working horn, bows

Examples

  • νῦν δέ με Νικομάχῳ κεραοξόοσ ἡρ́μοσε τέκτων, ἐντανύσασ ἕλικοσ καρτερὰ νεῦρα βοόσ. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, book 6, chapter 1132)
  • καὶ τὰ μὲν ἀσκήσασ κεραοξόοσ ἤραρε τέκτων, πᾶν δ’ εὖ λειήνασ χρυσέην ἐπέθηκε κορώνην. (Homer, Iliad, Book 4 11:5)

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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