Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

μαψαῦραι

First declension Noun; Feminine Transliteration:

Principal Part: μαψαῦραι μαψαῦρῶν

Etym.: au)/ra

Sense

  1. random breezes, squalls, gusts or flaws of wind

Examples

  • οἱ δ’ ἄλλοι μαψαῦραι ἐπιπνείουσι θάλασσαν· (Hesiod, Theogony, Book Th. 80:3)

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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