Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

μαλερός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: μαλερός μαλερή μαλερόν

Structure: μαλερ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: ma/la

Sense

  1. mighty, fierce, devouring, ravening
  2. fiery, glowing, vehement, furious

Examples

  • Ὅμηροσ Ἡσιόδῳ ἐρωτήσαντι, πόσον τὸ τῶν Ἑλλήνων πλῆθοσ τὸ κατὰ τῆσ Ἰλίου στρατεῦσαν ἑπτὰ ἔσαν μαλεροῦ πυρὸσ ἐσχάραι· (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume V, book 14, chapter 1471)
  • στεῦται γὰρ νηῶν ἀποκόψειν ἄκρα κόρυμβα αὐτάσ τ’ ἐμπρήσειν μαλεροῦ πυρόσ, αὐτὰρ Ἀχαιοὺσ δῃώσειν παρὰ τῇσιν ὀρινομένουσ ὑπὸ καπνοῦ. (Homer, Iliad, Book 9 18:21)

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

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