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κοῖλος

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: κοῖλος κοίλη κοῖλον

Structure: κοιλ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Sense

  1. hollow, mostly as an epithet of ships, (κοίλη ναῦς) the hollow or hold of a ship
  2. roomy
  3. empty

Examples

  • τῶν ῥυτῶν ὑδάτων τὰ πετραῖα καὶ ὀρεινὰ ψυχρότατα καὶ τῶν φρεατιαίων τὰ κοιλότατα· (Plutarch, De primo frigido, chapter, section 20 4:2)
  • ἀλλ’ ἔστιν ἐν τοῖσ μάλιστα κοιλότατα καὶ μέγιστα τῶν τοῦ ζῳού μορίων ἥ τε γαστὴρ καὶ αἱ μῆτραί τε καὶ ὑστέραι καλούμεναι. (Galen, On the Natural Faculties., G, section 27)

Synonyms

  1. roomy

  2. empty

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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