Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

τερψίχορος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: τερψίχορος

Structure: τερψιχορ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Sense

  1. enjoying a dance, especially a choral dance

Examples

  • Τερψιχόρᾳ μὲν οὖν τοὺσ ἐν τοῖσ χοροῖσ τετιμηκότασ αὐτὴν ἀπαγγέλλοντεσ ποιοῦσι προσφιλεστέρουσ, τῇ δὲ Ἐρατοῖ τοὺσ ἐν τοῖσ ἐρωτικοῖσ, καὶ ταῖσ ἄλλαισ οὕτωσ, κατὰ τὸ εἶδοσ ἑκάστησ τιμῆσ· (Plato, Parmenides, Philebus, Symposium, Phaedrus, 221:2)

Synonyms

  1. enjoying a dance

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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