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πιθανός

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: πιθανός

Structure: πιθαν (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: pei/qw

Sense

  1. persuasive, influential, winning
  2. plausible, credible
  3. (art) true to nature, natural
  4. easy to persuade, credulous
  5. obedient, docile

Examples

  • καὶ ὁ Μανίλιοσ ἐδεδοίκει μὲν περὶ τῷ Σκιπίωνι, μή τισ ἀπάτη παρ’ ἀνδρὸσ γένοιτο πιθανωτάτου πάντων ἐσ ἐνέδρασ· (Appian, The Foreign Wars, chapter 16 4:10)

Synonyms

  1. true to nature

  2. easy to persuade

  3. obedient

Derived

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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