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

  • καὶ ὃ μηδὲ πώποτε, ἀφ’ οὗ τὴν πόλιν οἰκοῦμεν καὶ ὁ Πύθιοσ χρᾷ καὶ ὁ τρίπουσ φθέγγεται καὶ ἡ ἱέρεια ἐμπνεῖται, γεγένηται παρ’ ἡμῖν, νῦν καταστησώμεθα, κρίνεσθαι καὶ ἐξετάζεσθαι τοὺσ ἀνατιθέντασ; (Lucian, Phalaris, book 2 12:3)
  • ἔστιν τρίπουσ σοι χαλκόπουσ ἔσω δόμων, ὃν Ἰλίου ποτ’ ἐξαναστήσασ βάθρα σπουδὴν ἐπ’ ἄλλην Ἡρακλῆσ ὁρμώμενοσ στῆσαί σ’ ἐφεῖτο Πυθικὴν πρὸσ ἐσχάραν. (Euripides, Suppliants, episode 1:2)
  • "ἀνδρὸσ δ’ οἶνοσ ἔδειξε νόον" καὶ τὸ νικητήριον ἐν Διονύσου τρίπουσ. (Athenaeus, The Deipnosophists, Book 2, book 2, chapter 62)
  • τὸν μὲν τρίπουσ ἐδέξατ’ οἰκεῖοσ λέβησ αἰεὶ φυλάσσων τὴν ὑπὲρ πυρὸσ στάσιν. (Athenaeus, The Deipnosophists, Book 2, book 2, chapter 6 1:4)
  • ἐν τούτοισ δὲ τὸν οἶνον ἐκίρνων καὶ οὗτόσ ἐστιν ὁ τῆσ ἀληθείασ οἰκεῖοσ τρίπουσ. (Athenaeus, The Deipnosophists, Book 2, book 2, chapter 6 2:4)

Synonyms

  1. with three feet

  2. three legged table

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