Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ὀμφάλιος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ὀμφάλιος ὀμφάλιον

Structure: ὀμφαλι (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: o)mfalo/s

Sense

  1. having a boss, bossy

Examples

  • ἦ γὰρ ἐπ’ ἀγκύρησ ἔνοχον βάροσ εἰσ ἅλα δύνων, Ιὄνιὸν θ’ ὑγρὸν κῦμα κατερχόμενοσ, τὴν μὲν ἔσωσ1’, αὐτὸσ δὲ μετάτροποσ ἐκ βυθοῦ ἔρρων ἤδη καὶ ναύταισ χεῖρασ ὀρεγνύμενοσ, ἐβρώθην τοῖόν μοι ἐπ’ ἄγριον εὖ μέγα κῆτοσ ἦλθεν, ἀπέβροξεν δ’ ἄχρισ ἐπ’ ὀμφαλίου. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume II, book 7, chapter 5063)

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

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