Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ὁμόφωνος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ὁμόφωνος ὁμόφωνον

Structure: ὁμοφων (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: fwnh/

Sense

  1. speaking the same language with
  2. of the same sound or tone, in unison with

Examples

  • ἔστι δὲ πολλὰ ἔθνεα Ἰνδῶν καὶ οὐκ ὁμόφωνα σφίσι, καὶ οἳ μὲν αὐτῶν νομάδεσ εἰσὶ οἳ δὲ οὔ, οἳ δὲ ἐν τοῖσι ἕλεσι οἰκέουσι τοῦ ποταμοῦ καὶ ἰχθύασ σιτέονται ὠμούσ, τοὺσ αἱρέουσι ἐκ πλοίων καλαμίνων ὁρμώμενοι· (Herodotus, The Histories, book 3, chapter 98 4:1)

Synonyms

  1. speaking the same language with

Related

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

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