Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

μηνυτής

Third declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: μηνυτής μηνυτές

Structure: μηνυτη (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: mhnu/w

Sense

  1. bringing to light
  2. an informer

Examples

  • τῷ δὲ μηνυτῇ Μένωνι γράψαντοσ Γλύκωνοσ ἀτέλειαν ὁ δῆμοσ ἔδωκε, καὶ προσέταξε τοῖσ στρατηγοῖσ ἐπιμελεῖσθαι τῆσ ἀσφαλείασ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου. (Plutarch, , chapter 31 5:2)

Synonyms

  1. bringing to light

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

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