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σῑμός

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: σῑμός

Structure: σῑμ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Sense

  1. snub-nosed, flat nosed
  2. steep, uphill
  3. bent in, hollow, concave

Examples

  • ἐγὼ δὲ ἢ σιμήν τινα ἢ καλὴν νύμφην οἶδα; (Lucian, Dialogi meretricii, 2:2)
  • εἰ δὲ μή, διὰ τὸ ἀδύνατον εἶναι εἰπεῖν τὸ σιμὸν ἄνευ τοῦ πράγματοσ οὗ ἐστὶ πάθοσ καθ’ αὑτό ἔστι γὰρ τὸ σιμὸν κοιλότησ ἐν ῥινί, τὸ ῥῖνα σιμὴν εἰπεῖν ἢ οὐκ ἔστιν ἢ δὶσ τὸ αὐτὸ ἔσται εἰρημένον, ῥὶσ ῥὶσ κοίλη ἡ γὰρ ῥὶσ ἡ σιμὴ ῥὶσ ῥὶσ κοίλη ἔσται, διὸ ἄτοπον τὸ ὑπάρχειν τοῖσ τοιούτοισ τὸ τί ἦν εἶναι· (Aristotle, Metaphysics, Book 7 58:1)

Synonyms

  1. snub-nosed

  2. steep

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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