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

  • Κρατῖνοσ ἐν Ὀδυσσεῦσιν εἴρηκε τὴν ὀξάλμην διὰ τούτων ἀνθ’ ὧν πάντασ ἑλὼν ὑμᾶσ ἐρίηρασ ἑταίρουσ, φρύξασ, ἑψήσασ, κἀπ’ ἀνθρακιᾶσ ὀπτήσασ, εἰσ ἅλμην τε καὶ ὀξάλμην κᾆτ’ ἐσ σκοροδάλμην χλιερὸν ἐμβάπτων, ὃσ ἂν ὀπτότατόσ μοι ἁπάντων ὑμῶν φαίνηται, κατατρώξομαι, ὦ στρατιῶται. (Athenaeus, The Deipnosophists, Book 9, book 9, chapter 34 3:4)

Synonyms

  1. roasted

  2. baked

  3. scorched

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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