Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ὀξυδερκής

Third declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ὀξυδερκής ὀξυδερκές

Structure: ὀξυδερκη (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: de/rkomai

Sense

  1. quick-sighted

Examples

  • "τὸ γὰρ ὀξυδερκὲσ αὐτὸσ ἤδη γῆθεν ἥκεισ ἔχων. (Lucian, Icaromenippus, (no name) 14:3)
  • Διοκλῆσ δέ φησι τὸ ὕδωρ πεπτικὸν εἶναι καὶ ἄφυσον ψυκτικόν τε μετρίωσ ὀξυδερκέσ τε καὶ ἥκιστα καρηβαρικὸν κινητικόν τε ψυχῆσ καὶ σώματοσ. (Athenaeus, The Deipnosophists, Book 2, book 2, chapter 25 2:3)

Synonyms

  1. quick-sighted

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