Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

μακρότονος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: μακρότονος μακρότονον

Structure: μακροτον (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: tei/nw

Sense

  1. far-stretching, long drawn out

Examples

  • αὔλακα τὴν ἀσίδαρον ἐν ὕδασιν ἕλκομεν ἄμφω, μακροτόνων σχοίνων ἅμμα σαγηνόδετον ἰχθύσι δ’ ἐκ σταχύων λατρεύομεν. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume III, book 9, chapter 2992)

Synonyms

  1. far-stretching

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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