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λέχος

Third declension Noun; Neuter 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: λέχος λέχεος

Structure: λεχο (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: le/gw

Sense

  1. couch, bed
  2. bier
  3. marriage-bed: and generally, marriage
  4. a bird's nest

Declension

Third declension

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • μάτηρ μὲν οἴχεται, δίδυμά τε Διὸσ οὐκ εὐ‐ δαιμονεῖ τέκεα φίλα, χθόνα δὲ πάτριον οὐχ ὁρᾷσ, διὰ δὲ πόλεασ ἔρχεται βάξισ, ἅ σε βαρβάροισι, πότνια, παραδίδωσι λέχεσιν, ὁ δὲ σὸσ ἐν ἁλὶ κύμασί τε λέ‐ λοιπε βίοτον, οὐδέ ποτ’ ἔτι πάτρια μέλαθρα καὶ τὰν Χαλκίοικον ὀλβιεῖσ. (Euripides, Helen, choral, antistrophe 26)
  • Ἀγχίσεω δέ με φάσκε παραὶ λέχεσιν καλέεσθαι κουριδίην ἄλοχον, σοὶ δ’ ἀγλαὰ τέκνα τεκεῖσθαι. (Anonymous, Homeric Hymns, 11:15)
  • νῦν γε μὲν ἀλλοδαπᾶν κριτὸν εὑρήσει γυναικῶν ἐν λέχεσιν γένοσ, οἵ κεν τάνδε σὺν τιμᾷ θεῶν νᾶσον ἐλθόντεσ τέκωνται φῶτα κελαινεφέων πεδίων δεσπόταν· (Pindar, Odes, pythian odes, pythian 4 15:3)
  • δακρυόεισ Αἴδη, τί πόσιν νύμφησ διέλυσασ, αὐτὸσ ἐφ’ ἁρπαγίμοισ τερπόμενοσ λέχεσιν; (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume II, book 7, chapter 186 1:1)

Synonyms

  1. couch

  2. bier

  3. marriage-bed

  4. a bird's nest

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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