Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

κηλήτης

Third declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: κηλήτης κηλήτες

Structure: κηλητη (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: kh/lh

Sense

  1. one who is ruptured

Examples

  • οὐδέποτ’ εἰσ πορθμεῖον ὁ κηλήτησ Διόφαντοσ ἐμβαίνει μέλλων εἰσ τὸ πέραν ἀπίναι· (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume IV, book 11, chapter 4041)
  • ὥστε μάτην Τρίτωνεσ ἐν ὕδασι δόξαν ἔχουσιν, εἰ καὶ κηλήτησ ταὐτὸ ποιεῖν δύναται. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume IV, book 11, chapter 404 1:1)

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

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