Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

μελίφθογγος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: μελίφθογγος μελίφθογγον

Structure: μελιφθογγ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: fqoggh/

Sense

  1. honey-voiced

Examples

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

Synonyms

  1. honey-voiced

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

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