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λίμνη

First declension Noun; Feminine 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: λίμνη λίμνης

Structure: λιμν (Stem) + η (Ending)

Etym.: lei/bw

Sense

  1. lake, marsh, basin
  2. sea

Declension

First 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

  • καταλαβόμενοί τε τὴν πόλιν τῇ τοῦ Θεοῦ θελήσει, ἀμυθήτουσ ἐποιήσαντο σφαγάσ, ὥστε τὴν παρακειμένην λίμνην, τὸ πλάτοσ ἔχουσαν σταδίων δύο, κατάρρυτον αἵματι πεπληρωμένην φαίνεσθαι. (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees II 12:16)
  • περαιωθέντασ δὲ τὴν λίμνην εἰσ τὸ εἴσω λειμὼν ὑποδέχεται μέγασ τῷ ἀσφοδέλῳ κατάφυτοσ καὶ ποτὸν μνήμησ πολέμιον Λήθησ γοῦν διὰ τοῦτο ὠνόμασται. (Lucian, (no name) 5:1)
  • ὁρῶ γῆν πολλὴν καὶ λίμνην τινὰ μεγάλην περιρρέουσαν καὶ ὄρη καὶ ποταμοὺσ τοῦ Κωκυτοῦ καὶ Πυριφλεγέθοντοσ μείζονασ καὶ ἀνθρώπουσ πάνυ σμικροὺσ καί τινασ φωλεοὺσ αὐτῶν. (Lucian, Contemplantes, (no name) 6:1)
  • ἐνθένδε ἐσ Κωνώπιον ἄλλην λίμνην ἄλλοι αὖ πεντήκοντα. (Arrian, Periplus Ponti Euxini, chapter 15 3:2)
  • γίγνονται δὲ αὐτόθι καὶ πανηγύριέσ τε μέγισται, καλέονται δὲ ἐσ τὴν λίμνην καταβάσιεσ, ὅτι ἐν αὐτῇσι ἐσ τὴν λίμνην τὰ ἱρὰ πάντα κατέρχεται. (Lucian, De Syria dea, (no name) 47:1)

Synonyms

  1. sea

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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