Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

μελάγχρως

Third declension Noun; Masc/Fem Transliteration:

Principal Part: μελάγχρως μελάγχρωτος

Structure: μελαγχρωτ (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: = mela/gxrous, Eur., Plat.

Sense

Declension

Third declension

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • αἰαῖ, δρομάδεσ ὦ πτεροφόροι ποτνιάδεσ θεαί, ἀβάκχευτον αἳ θίασον ἐλάχετ’ ἐν δάκρυσι καὶ γόοισ, μελάγχρωτεσ εὐμενίδεσ, αἵτε τὸν ταναὸν αἰθέρ’ ἀμπάλλεσθ’, αἵματοσ τινύμεναι δίκαν, τινύμεναι φόνον, καθικετεύομαι καθικετεύομαι, τὸν Ἀγαμέμνονοσ γόνον ἐάσατ’ ἐκλαθέσθαι λύσσασ μανιάδοσ φοιταλέου. (Euripides, choral, strophe 11)

Related

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