Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ὀπτός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ὀπτός

Structure: ὀπτ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Sense

  1. roasted, broiled, boiled
  2. baked
  3. generally prepared by fire: forged, tempered
  4. scorched

Examples

  • καὶ φάγονται τὰ κρέα τῇ νυκτὶ ταύτῃ. ὀπτὰ πυρὶ καὶ ἄζυμα ἐπὶ πικρίδων ἔδονται. (Septuagint, Liber Exodus 12:8)
  • οὐκ ἔδεσθε ἀπ̓ αὐτῶν ὠμὸν οὐδὲ ἡψημένον ἐν ὕδατι, ἀλλ̓ ἢ ὀπτὰ πυρί, κεφαλὴν σὺν τοῖσ ποσὶ καὶ τοῖσ ἐνδοσθίοισ. (Septuagint, Liber Exodus 12:9)
  • ὄπτα καλῶσ νυν αὐτά· (Aristophanes, Peace, Lyric-Scene, iambics8)
  • ὀπτα σὺ σιγῇ κἄπαγ’ ἀπὸ τῆσ ὀσφύοσ. (Aristophanes, Peace, Lyric-Scene, iambics20)
  • ἀλλὰ ταυταγὶ ἤδη ’στὶν ὀπτά. (Aristophanes, Peace, Lyric-Scene, iambics26)

Synonyms

  1. roasted

  2. baked

  3. scorched

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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