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ὀρφανός

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: ὀρφανός

Structure: ὀρφαν (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Sense

  1. left orphan, without parents
  2. childless
  3. destitute, bereft

Examples

  • αἰχμάλωτόν τοί μ’ ἀπῴκισασ δόμων, ᾑρημένων δὲ δωμάτων ᾑρήμεθα, ὡσ αἵδε, πατρὸσ ὀρφαναὶ λελειμμέναι. (Euripides, episode, anapests 1:6)
  • τῇσι τοκῆασ μὲν φθῖσαν θεοί, αἱ δ’ ἐλίποντο ὀρφαναὶ ἐν μεγάροισι, κόμισσε δὲ δῖ’ Ἀφροδίτη τυρῷ καὶ μέλιτι γλυκερῷ καὶ ἡδέϊ οἴνῳ· (Homer, Odyssey, Book 20 10:3)

Synonyms

  1. childless

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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