Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

τέρσομαι

Non-contract Verb; 이상동사 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: τέρσομαι

Structure: τέρς (Stem) + ομαι (Ending)

Etym.: epic aor2 inf. tersh=nai, tersh/menai, as if from e)te/rshn

Sense

  1. to be or become dry, dry up

Examples

  • τὸ μὲν ἕλκοσ ἐτέρσετο, παύσατο δ’ αἷμα. (Plutarch, Quaestiones Convivales, book 1, 22:1)
  • αὐτὰρ ἐπεὶ τὸ μὲν ἕλκοσ ἐτέρσετο, παύσατο δ’ αἷμα, ὀξεῖαι δ’ ὀδύναι δῦνον μένοσ Ἀτρεί̈δαο. (Homer, Iliad, Book 11 23:2)
  • τὸ μὲν ἕλκοσ ἐτέρσετο, παύσατο δ’ αἷμα. (Homer, Iliad, Book 11 71:4)

Synonyms

  1. to be or become dry

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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