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λωί̈ων

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: λωί̈ων λωί̈ων λωί̈ον

Structure: λωϊ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: from la/w 2, lw=

Sense

  1. more desirable, more agreeable, better

Examples

  • εὐσεβέων παίδεσσι τὰ λώια, δυσσεβέων δ’ οὔ. (Theocritus, Idylls, 19)
  • Ηἴδεα μὲν καὶ πρόσθεν, ἀτὰρ πολὺ λώϊα δὴ νῦν, οὕνεκα τοῖσ δειλοῖσ οὐδεμί’ ἐστὶ χάρισ. (Unknown, Elegy and Iambus, Volume I, , 1386-1389468)
  • Ηἴδεα μὲν καὶ πρόσθεν, ἀτὰρ πολὺ λώϊα δὴ νῦν, οὕνεκα τοῖσ δειλοῖσ οὐδεμἴ ἐστὶ χάρισ. (Unknown, Elegy and Iambus, Volume I, , 1386-1389577)

Synonyms

  1. more desirable

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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