Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

κραταιγύαλος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: κραταιγύαλος κραταιγύαλον

Structure: κραταιγυαλ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: gu/alon

Sense

  1. with strong plates

Examples

  • ὡσ δ’ ὅτε ταρφειαὶ νιφάδεσ Διὸσ ἐκποτέονται ψυχραὶ ὑπὸ ῥιπῆσ αἰθρηγενέοσ Βορέαο, ὣσ τότε ταρφειαὶ κόρυθεσ λαμπρὸν γανόωσαι νηῶν ἐκφορέοντο καὶ ἀσπίδεσ ὀμφαλόεσσαι θώρηκέσ τε κραταιγύαλοι καὶ μείλινα δοῦρα. (Homer, Iliad, Book 19 29:6)

Synonyms

  1. with strong plates

Similar forms

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

Find this word at Perseus Greek Word Study Tool

SEARCH

MENU NAVIGATION