Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

περιρρηδής

Third declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: περιρρηδής περιρρηδές

Structure: περιρρηδη (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: The deriv. of -rh/dhs is uncertain; perh. from r(e/w.

Sense

  1. doubled round or over

Examples

  • ἤριπε δ’ ἀμφοτέροισι περιρρηδὴσ κεράεσσιν. (Apollodorus, Argonautica, book 1 8:22)
  • ἐκ δ’ ἄρα χειρὸσ φάσγανον ἧκε χαμᾶζε, περιρρηδὴσ δὲ τραπέζῃ κάππεσεν ἰδνωθείσ, ἀπὸ δ’ εἴδατα χεῦεν ἔραζε καὶ δέπασ ἀμφικύπελλον· (Homer, Odyssey, Book 22 13:3)

Synonyms

  1. doubled round or over

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

Find this word at Perseus Greek Word Study Tool

SEARCH

MENU NAVIGATION