Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

πλωτός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: πλωτός πλωτή πλωτόν

Structure: πλωτ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: plw/w

Sense

  1. floating, swimmers
  2. navigable
  3. fit for navigation

Examples

  • δεινὰ δὲ παντὶ παρασχεδὸν ἤπυε λαῷ εἰ μή οἱ κούρην αὐτάγρετον, ἢ ἀνὰ γαῖαν, ἢ πλωτῆσ εὑρόντεσ ἔτ’ εἰν ἁλὸσ οἴδματι νῆα, ἄξουσιν, καὶ θυμὸν ἐνιπλήσει μενεαίνων τίσασθαι τάδε πάντα, δαήσονται κεφαλῇσιν πάντα χόλον καὶ πᾶσαν ἑὴν ὑποδέγμενοι ἄτην. (Apollodorus, Argonautica, book 4 4:29)

Synonyms

  1. navigable

  2. fit for navigation

Related

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

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