Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

μαλθακόφωνος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: μαλθακόφωνος μαλθακόφωνον

Structure: μαλθακοφων (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: fwnh/

Sense

  1. soft-voiced

Examples

  • οὐδ’ ἐπέρναντο γλυκεῖαι μελιφθόγγου ποτὶ Τερψιχόρασ ἀργυρωθεῖσαι πρόσωπα μαλθακόφωνοι ἀοιδαί. (Pindar, Odes, isthmian odes, isthmian 2 3:2)

Synonyms

  1. soft-voiced

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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