Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

λαμπτηρουχία

First declension Noun; Feminine Transliteration:

Principal Part: λαμπτηρουχία

Structure: λαμπτηρουχι (Stem) + ᾱ (Ending)

Etym.: e)/xw

Sense

  1. a holding of torches, watchfire

Examples

  • ἐν ὀψικοίτοισ δ’ ὄμμασιν βλάβασ ἔχω τὰσ ἀμφί σοι κλαίουσα λαμπτηρουχίασ ἀτημελήτουσ αἰέν. (Aeschylus, Agamemnon, episode, anapests 7:2)

Synonyms

  1. a holding of torches

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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