Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

νυμφεῖος

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: νυμφεῖος νυμφεῖη νυμφεῖον

Structure: νυμφει (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: nu/mfh

Sense

  1. of a bride, bridal, nuptial
  2. the bridechamber
  3. nuptial rites, marriage
  4. bride

Examples

  • ἐγὼ δὲ τὸν ἐμόν, καὶ πρὶν εἰσ Αἵδου μολεῖν, ἔξοιδ’ ἔχουσα δυστυχῆ τε καὶ βαρύν, ἥτισ πατρὸσ μὲν ἐν δόμοισιν Οἰνέωσ ναίουσ’ ἔτ’ ἐν Πλευρῶνι νυμφείων ὄκνον ἄλγιστον ἔσχον, εἴ τισ Αἰτωλὶσ γυνή. (Sophocles, Trachiniae, episode 1:2)

Synonyms

  1. of a bride

  2. nuptial rites

  3. bride

Related

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

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