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πλεκτικός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: πλεκτικός

Structure: πλεκτικ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: ple/kw

Sense

  1. of or occupied with plaiting
  2. entangling or interlacing

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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