Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

πετρηρεφής

Third declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: πετρηρεφής πετρηρεφές

Structure: πετρηρεφη (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: e)re/fw

Sense

  1. o'er-arched with rock, rockvaulted

Examples

  • ὁρῶ γὰρ ἄγγοσ οὗ ’ξέθηκ’ ἐγώ ποτε ‐ σέ γ’, ὦ τέκνον μοι, βρέφοσ ἔτ’ ὄντα νήπιον, Κέκροποσ ἐσ ἄντρα καὶ Μακρὰσ πετρηρεφεῖσ. (Euripides, Ion, episode, iambics 5:5)

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

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