Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

τρίπους

Third declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: τρίπους

Structure: τριποδ (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Sense

  1. with three feet, measuring three feet
  2. walking on three feet
  3. (of furniture) having three feet
  4. (in masculine, substantive), tripod, three-legged cauldron
  5. three legged table

Examples

  • λάμπει δ’ ὑπὸ μαρμαρυγαῖσ ὁ χρυσὸσ ὑψιδαιδάλτων τριπόδων σταθέντων πάροιθε ναοῦ, τόθι μέγιστον ἄλσοσ Φοίβου παρὰ Κασταλίασ ῥεέθροισ Δελφοὶ διέπουσι. (Bacchylides, , epinicians, ode 3 4:2)
  • φράζευ Ἐρεχθεί̈δη λογίων ὁδόν, ἥν σοι Ἀπόλλων ἰάχεν ἐξ ἀδύτοιο διὰ τριπόδων ἐριτίμων. (Aristotle, Episode 1:2)
  • δεῖ δὲ νοεῖν τρίποδα τοῦ Διονύσου τὸν κρατῆρα, ἦν γὰρ τὸ ἀρχαῖον δύο γένη τριπόδων, οὓσ καλεῖσθαι λέβητασ συνέβαινεν ἀμφοτέρουσ ι ἐμπυριβήτησ ὁ καὶ λοετροχόοσ. (Athenaeus, The Deipnosophists, Book 2, book 2, chapter 6 1:2)
  • μαίουσα ἂν πεφυρμένα ἐσῆλθεσ αἵ τε καὶ ἐκ τριπόδων καθαρμάτεσσιν ἐπισπώμενα τῷ παλαμναίῳ συμπλεχθεῖσα. (Plutarch, De superstitione, section 10 6:3)
  • "ἱστορεῖ τὰ αὐτὰ καὶ Φαινίασ ἐν τῷ περὶ τῶν ἐν Σικελίᾳ τυράννων, ὡσ χαλκῶν ὄντων τῶν παλαιῶν ἀναθημάτων καὶ τριπόδων καὶ λεβήτων καὶ ἐγχειριδίων, ὧν ἐφ’ ἑνὸσ καὶ ἐπιγεγράφθαι φησίν θάησαί μ’ · (Athenaeus, The Deipnosophists, Book 6, book 6, chapter 1921)

Synonyms

  1. with three feet

  2. three legged table

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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