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πολυμαθής

Third declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: πολυμαθής πολυμαθές

Structure: πολυμαθη (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: maqei=n

Sense

  1. Having learnt much, knowing much
  2. Ἀριστοφάνους, Σφήκες, 1175

Examples

  • "τοῖσ δὲ Πολέμωνοσ τοῦ Ἀθηναίου περὶ τῶν ἐν Δελφοῖσ θησαυρῶν οἶμαι ὅτι πολλοῖσ ὑμῶν ἐντυγχάνειν ἐπιμελέσ ἐστι, καὶ χρή, πολυμαθοῦσ καὶ οὐ νυστάζοντοσ ἐν τοῖσ Ἑλληνικοῖσ πράγμασιν ἀνδρόσ· (Plutarch, Quaestiones Convivales, book 5, 12:2)

Synonyms

  1. Having learnt much

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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