Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

μελιχρώδης

Third declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: μελιχρώδης μελιχρώδες

Structure: μελιχρωδη (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: ei)=dos

Sense

  1. yellow as honey

Examples

  • τοὺσ λευκοὺσ ἀγαπῶ, φιλέω δ’ ἅμα τοὺσ μελιχρώδεισ καὶ ξανθούσ, στέργω δ’ ἔμπαλι τοὺσ μέλανασ. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume IV, book 12, chapter 51)

Synonyms

  1. yellow as honey

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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