Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

κωπήρης

Third declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: κωπήρης κωπήρες

Structure: κωπηρη (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: A)/rw

Sense

  1. furnished with oars
  2. holding the oar

Examples

  • προύργου δ’ ἐσ ἀλκὴν σῶμ’ ὅπλοισ ἠσκήσατο, ὡσ βαρβάρων τρόπαια μυρίων χερὶ θήσων, ὅταν κωπῆρεσ ἐσβῶμεν σκάφοσ, πέπλουσ δ’ ἀμείψασ’ ἀντὶ ναυφθόρου στολῆσ ἐγώ νιν ἐξήσκησα, καὶ λουτροῖσ χρόα ἔδωκα, χρόνια νίπτρα ποταμίασ δρόσου. (Euripides, Helen, episode6)

Synonyms

  1. furnished with oars

  2. holding the oar

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

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