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περιδέξιος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: περιδέξιος περιδέξιον

Structure: περιδεξι (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: = a)mfide/cios

Sense

  1. with two right hands, using both hands alike
  2. very dexterous

Declension

First/Second declension
M/F Neuter
SingularNominative περιδέξιος περιδέξιον
Genitive περιδεξίου περιδεξίου
Dative περιδεξίῳ περιδεξίῳ
Accusative περιδέξιον περιδέξιον
Vocative περιδέξιε περιδέξιον
DualN/A/V περιδεξίω περιδεξίω
G/D περιδεξίοιν περιδεξίοιν
PluralNominative περιδέξιοι περιδέξια
Genitive περιδεξίων περιδεξίων
Dative περιδεξίοις περιδεξίοις
Accusative περιδεξίους περιδέξια
Vocative περιδέξιοι περιδέξια
Positive Comparative Superlative
Adjective περιδέξιος περιδεξίου περιδεξιότερος περιδεξιοτέρου περιδεξιότατος περιδεξιοτάτου
Adverb περιδεξίως περιδεξιότερον περιδεξιότατα

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • καὶ ἤνεγκαν οἱ ἄνδρεσ παρὰ τῶν γυναικῶν, πᾶσ ᾧ ἔδοξε τῇ διανοίᾳ, ἤνεγκαν σφραγῖδασ καὶ ἐνώτια καὶ δακτυλίουσ καὶ ἐμπλόκια καὶ περιδέξια, πᾶν σκεῦοσ χρυσοῦν, καὶ πάντεσ ὅσοι ἤνεγκαν ἀφαιρέματα χρυσίου Κυρίῳ. (Septuagint, Liber Exodus 35:22)
  • καὶ προσενηνόχαμεν τὸ δῶρον Κυρίῳ, ἀνὴρ ὃ εὗρε σκεῦοσ χρυσοῦν καὶ χλιδῶνα καὶ ψέλλιον καὶ δακτύλιον καὶ περιδέξιον καὶ ἐμπλόκιον, ἐξιλάσασθαι περὶ ἡμῶν ἔναντι Κυρίου. (Septuagint, Liber Numeri 31:50)
  • καὶ τὴν σύνθεσιν τοῦ κόσμου τῆσ δόξησ καὶ τοὺσ χλιδῶνασ, καὶ τὰ ψέλια καὶ τὸ ἐμπλόκιον καὶ τὰ περιδέξια καὶ τοὺσ δακτυλίουσ καὶ τὰ ἐνώτια (Septuagint, Liber Isaiae 3:20)
  • νικᾷ δ’ ἀμφοτέρωθεν, ἐπεὶ περιδέξιοσ ἠε͂ν τῇ καὶ τῇ προθέειν ἠὲ παρεξελάαν. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume V, book 16, chapter 3782)
  • οἱο͂ν ἐπὶ Τροίῃ ποτ’ ἀπὸ Κρήτησ, Θεόδωρε, Ἰδομενεὺσ θεράποντ’ ἤγαγε Μηριόνην, τοῖον ἔχω σε φίλον περιδέξιον. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume IV, book 12, chapter 2471)
  • ὃ δ’ ἁμαρτῇ δούρασιν ἀμφὶσ ἡρ́ωσ Ἀστεροπαῖοσ, ἐπεὶ περιδέξιοσ ἠε͂ν. (Homer, Iliad, Book 21 14:2)
  • περιδέξιοσ γὰρ ἡ θεὸσ αὐτή τε καὶ τὰ δῶρα αὐτῆσ. (Aristides, Aelius, Orationes, 5:1)

Synonyms

  1. very dexterous

Similar forms

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

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