Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ληπτικός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ληπτικός ληπτική ληπτικόν

Structure: ληπτικ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: lamba/nw

Sense

  1. disposed to accept

Examples

  • πλουτεῖν δ’ οὐ ῥᾴδιον τὸν ἐλευθέριον, μήτε ληπτικὸν ὄντα μήτε φυλακτικόν, προετικὸν δὲ καὶ μὴ τιμῶντα δι’ αὐτὰ τὰ χρήματα ἀλλ’ ἕνεκα τῆσ δόσεωσ. (Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book 4 16:2)

Synonyms

  1. disposed to accept

Similar forms

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

Find this word at Perseus Greek Word Study Tool

SEARCH

MENU NAVIGATION