Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ὀρεκτός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ὀρεκτός ὀρεκτή ὀρεκτόν

Structure: ὀρεκτ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: o)re/gw

Sense

  1. stretched out, to be presented, thrown)

Examples

  • δόρασι δ’ ἐχρῶντο τοῖσ ὀρεκτοῖσ, ὥσ φησιν ὁ ποιητήσ αἰχμηταὶ μεμαῶτεσ ὀρεκτῇσι μελίῃσι θώρηκασ ῥήσσειν. (Strabo, Geography, Book 10, chapter 1 18:2)

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

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