Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ληπτός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ληπτός ληπτή ληπτόν

Structure: ληπτ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: lamba/nw의 분사형,

Sense

  1. to be apprehended,
  2. (later) to be apprehended by the senses

Examples

  • "Πυθαγόρασ δ’, ὁ σεμνὸσ ἀπεδοκίμαζε τὴν κρίσιν τῆσ μουσικῆσ τὴν διὰ τῆσ αἰσθήσεωσ νῷ γὰρ ληπτὴν τὴν ταύτησ ἀρετὴν ἔφασκεν εἶναι. (Pseudo-Plutarch, De musica, section 37 1:3)

Synonyms

  1. to be apprehended

  2. to be apprehended by the senses

Derived

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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