Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

λαχναῖος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: λαχναῖος λαχναῖη λαχναῖον

Structure: λαχναι (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: = laxnh/eis, Anth.

Sense

Examples

  • βρέγμα πάλαι λαχναῖον, ἐρημαῖόν τε κέλυφοσ ὄμματοσ, ἀγλώσσου θ’ ἁρμονίη στόματοσ, ψυχῆσ ἀσθενὲσ ἑρ́κοσ. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume III, book 9, chapter 4391)

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

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