Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

λεκτός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: λεκτός λεκτή λεκτόν

Structure: λεκτ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Sense

  1. gathered, chosen, picked out
  2. capable of being spoken, to be spoken

Examples

  • ἐν μὲν οὖν τοῖσ ἐλλιπέσι λεκτοῖσ τέτακται τὰ κατηγορήματα, ἐν δὲ τοῖσ αὐτοτελέσι τὰ ἀξιώματα καὶ οἱ συλλογισμοὶ καὶ τὰ ἐρωτήματα καὶ τὰ πύσματα. (Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers, ISTORIWN Z, Kef. a'. ZHNWN 63:7)

Synonyms

  1. gathered

  2. capable of being spoken

Related

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

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