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

  • εἱστήκει δὲ καὶ τῶν ἀναθημάτων αὐτοῦ καθ’ ἡμᾶσ τό τε Παλλάδιον ἐν ἀκροπόλει, τὴν χρύσωσιν ἀποβεβληκόσ, καὶ ὁ τοῖσ χορηγικοῖσ τρίποσιν ὑποκείμενοσ ἐν Διονύσου νεώσ· (Plutarch, , chapter 3 3:1)

Synonyms

  1. with three feet

  2. three legged table

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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