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παλαιός

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: παλαιός παλαιά παλαιόν

Structure: παλαι (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: formed from pa/lai

Sense

  1. old, aged
  2. ancient, of times past
  3. time-honoured, venerable
  4. antiquated, outdated

Examples

  • ἐνδεξαμένου δὲ τὸν λόγον καὶ ὁμολογήσαντοσ ἐπὶ τούτοισι Πεισιστράτου, μηχανῶνται δὴ ἐπὶ τῇ κατόδῳ πρῆγμα εὐηθέστατον, ὡσ ἐγὼ εὑρίσκω, μακρῷ, ἐπεί γε ἀπεκρίθη ἐκ παλαιτέρου τοῦ βαρβάρου ἔθνεοσ τὸ Ἑλληνικὸν ἐὸν καὶ δεξιώτερον καὶ εὐηθείησ ἠλιθίου ἀπηλλαγμένον μᾶλλον, εἰ καὶ τότε γε οὗτοι ἐν Ἀθηναίοισι τοῖσι πρώτοισι λεγομένοισι εἶναι Ἑλλήνων σοφίην μηχανῶνται τοιάδε. (Herodotus, The Histories, book 1, chapter 60 4:1)

Synonyms

  1. old

  2. ancient

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