- Greek-English Dictionary

Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

μακρότονος?

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration: makrotonos

Principal Part: μακρότονος μακρότονον

Structure: μακροτον (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: τείνω

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.

Find this word at Perseus Greek Word Study Tool

SEARCH

MENU NAVIGATION