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λεκτικός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: λεκτικός λεκτική λεκτικόν

Structure: λεκτικ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: le/gw3

Sense

  1. good at speaking, able to speak
  2. related to expression, stylistic

Examples

  • ὁ δὲ λεκτικὸσ πῇ μὲν ὅμοιοσ Ἡροδότου, πῇ δὲ ἐνδεέστεροσ. (Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Epistula ad Pompeium Geminum, chapter 4 3:1)
  • ὁ δὲ λεκτικὸσ Ἰσοκράτει μάλιστα ἐοίκε· (Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Epistula ad Pompeium Geminum, chapter 6 9:1)

Synonyms

  1. good at speaking

Related

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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