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θήρ

Third declension Noun; Masc/Fem 동물 Transliteration:

Principal Part: θήρ θηρός

Structure: θηρ (Stem)

Sense

  1. a wild beast, beast of prey, especially a lion
  2. any animal
  3. a fantastic animal, such as the Sphinx

Declension

Third declension

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • θῆρεσ γὰρ ἄγριοι εἰρηνεύσουσί σοι. (Septuagint, Liber Iob 5:23)
  • ἀπὸ τῶν τενόντων ταῖσ σιδηραῖσ χερσὶν ἐπισπασάμενοι μέχρι γε τῶν γενείων τὴν σάρκα πᾶσαν καὶ τὴν τῆσ κεφαλῆσ δορὰν οἱ παρδάλειοι θῆρεσ ἀπέσυραν. (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees IV 9:28)
  • ἀλλὰ καὶ αὐτοὶ θῆρεσ ἀριζήλοιο Διὸσ τρομέουσι γενέθλην ἤριπεσ ἐξ ὀχέων χθαμαλῆσ ἐπὶ νῶτα κονίησ σὸν δέμασ οἰοπόλοισιν ἐνὶ δρυμοῖσι λιποῦσα; (Colluthus, Rape of Helen, book 1178)
  • θῆρεσ δὲ φρίσσουσ’, οὐρὰσ δ’ ὑπὸ μέζε’ ἔθεντο, τῶν καὶ λάχνῃ δέρμα κατάσκιον· (Hesiod, Works and Days, Book WD 59:4)
  • πᾶν δὲ συνεβάκχευ’ ὄροσ καὶ θῆρεσ, οὐδὲν δ’ ἦν ἀκίνητον δρόμῳ. (Euripides, episode, trochees 5:6)
  • πλαζομένην θῆρέσ σε κατέκτανον; (Colluthus, Rape of Helen, book 1177)

Synonyms

  1. any animal

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