Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

πυρρογένειος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: πυρρογένειος πυρρογένειον

Structure: πυρρογενει (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: ge/neion

Sense

  1. red-bearded

Examples

  • κἠγὼ Σωσιθέου κομέω νέκυν, ὅσσον ἐν ἄστει ἄλλοσ ἀπ’ αὐθαίμων ἡμετέρων Σοφοκλῆν, Σκίρτοσ ὁ πυρρογένειοσ. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume II, book 7, chapter 7071)

Synonyms

  1. red-bearded

Similar forms

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

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