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πλαστικός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: πλαστικός

Structure: πλαστικ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: pla/ssw

Sense

  1. fit for moulding; plastic
  2. (of people) gifted in sculpture

Examples

  • αἱ πλαστικαὶ γὰρ καὶ ὅσαι πλεκτικαὶ τῶν τεχνῶν οὐδὲ ἓν προσδέονται σιδήρου, ταῦτα δὲ πάντα τούτω τὼ τέχνα θεὸσ ἔδωκε πορίζειν τοῖσ ἀνθρώποισ, ἵν’ ὁπότε εἰσ τὴν τοιαύτην ἀπορίαν ἔλθοιεν, ἔχοι βλάστην καὶ ἐπίδοσιν τὸ τῶν ἀνθρώπων γένοσ. (Plato, Laws, book 3 18:4)

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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