Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ποίνιμος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ποίνιμος ποίνιμον

Structure: ποινιμ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: poinh/

Sense

  1. avenging, punishing
  2. bringing return or recompense

Examples

  • οἷσ θεὸσ ὁ μέγασ Ὀλύμπιοσ ποίνιμα πάθεα παθεῖν πόροι, μηδέ ποτ’ ἀγλαί̈ασ ἀποναίατο τοιάδ’ ἀνύσαντεσ ἔργα. (Sophocles, choral, strophe 35)

Synonyms

  1. avenging

  2. bringing return or recompense

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

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