τρίπους
Third declension Adjective;
Transliteration:
Principal Part:
τρίπους
Structure:
τριποδ
(Stem)
+
ς
(Ending)
Sense
- with three feet, measuring three feet
- walking on three feet
- (of furniture) having three feet
- (in masculine, substantive), tripod, three-legged cauldron
- three legged table
Declension
Third declension
The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.
Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.
- καὶ γὰρ δὴ τὰ μαντήια αὐτέοισι οὐκ ἔξω ἀστρολογίησ ἦν, ἀλλὰ παρὰ μὲν Δελφοῖσ παρθένοσ ἔχει τὴν προφητείην σύμβολον τῆσ παρθένου τῆσ οὐρανίησ, καὶ δράκων ὑπὸ τῷ τρίποδι φθέγγεται ὅτι καὶ ἐν τοῖσιν ἄστροισι δράκων φαίνεται, καὶ ἐν Διδύμοισ δὲ μαντήιον τοῦ Ἀπόλλωνοσ, ἐμοὶ δοκέει, καὶ τοῦτο ἐκ τῶν ἠερίων Διδύμων ὀνομάζεται. (Lucian, De astrologia, (no name) 23:2)
- προερῶ γὰρ καὶ προθεσπιῶ καὶ ἄνευ Κασταλίασ καὶ δάφνησ καὶ τρίποδοσ Δελφικοῦ, ὅτι ἂν γυμνὸσ τοῦ κρύουσ περινοστῇ τισ ὑόντοσ προσέτι ἢ χαλαζῶντοσ τοῦ θεοῦ, ἠπίαλοσ οὐ μικρὸσ ἐπιπεσεῖται τῷ τοιούτῳ, καὶ τὸ ἔτι γε τούτου μαντικώτερον, ὅτι καὶ θέρμη μετὰ ταῦτα, ὡσ τὸ εἰκόσ, ἐπιγενήσεται, καὶ ἄλλα πολλὰ τοιαῦτα, ὧν γελοῖον ἂν εἰή μεμνῆσθαι. (Lucian, 14:1)
- καὶ ὅλωσ ἔνθα ἂν ἡ πρόμαντισ πιοῦσα τοῦ ἱεροῦ νάματοσ καὶ μασησαμένη τῆσ δάφνησ καὶ τὸν τρίποδα διασείσασα κελεύῃ παρεῖναι, ἀόκνον ’χρὴ αὐτίκα . (Lucian, Bis accusatus sive tribunalia, (no name) 1:6)
- 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)
- τότε δὴ τρίποδι βροτῷ ἶσοι, οὗ τ’ ἐπὶ νῶτα ἐάγε, κάρη δ’ εἰσ οὖδασ ὁρᾶται, τῷ ἴκελοι φοιτῶσιν, ἀλευόμενοι νίφα λευκήν. (Hesiod, Works and Days, Book WD 59:16)
- 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
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with three feet
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three legged table
