Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

παντοφάγος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: παντοφάγος παντοφάγον

Structure: παντοφαγ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: fagei=n

Sense

  1. all-devouring

Examples

  • ἤν γε θάνω, ποταμῷ δέμασ ἠὲ κύνεσσιν ῥίψατε, ἠὲ πυρὶ δάψατε παντοφάγῳ· (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume II, book 8, chapter 2132)

Synonyms

  1. all-devouring

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

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