Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

λιθοεργός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: λιθοεργός λιθοεργόν

Structure: λιθοεργ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: E)/rgw

Sense

  1. turning to stone

Examples

  • σᾶμα τόδ’ οὐχὶ μάταιον ἐπ’ ἀσπίδι παῖσ ὁ Πολύττου Ὕλλοσ ἀπὸ Κρήτασ θοῦροσ ἀνὴρ ἔθετο, Γοργόνα τὰν λιθοεργὸν ὁμοῦ καὶ τριπλόα γοῦνα γραψάμενοσ· (Unknown, Greek Anthology, book 6, chapter 1261)

Synonyms

  1. turning to stone

Similar forms

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

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