Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

τρισκελής

Third declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: τρισκελής τρισκελές

Structure: τρισκελη (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Sense

  1. three-legged

Examples

  • Τήναν τὰν λαύραν τάσ τε δρύασ αἰπόλε κάμψασ σύκινον εὑρήσεισ ἀρτιγλυφὲσ ξόανον, τρισκελὲσ αὐτόφλοιον ἀνούατον, ἀλλὰ φάλητι παιδογόνῳ δυνατὸν Κύπριδοσ ἔργα τελεῖν. (Theocritus, Idylls1)
  • τήναν τὰν λαύραν, ὅθι ταὶ δρύεσ, αἰπόλε, κάμψασ, σύκινον εὑρήσεισ ἀρτιγλυφὲσ ξόανον, τρισκελέσ, αὐτόφλοιον, ἀνούατον· (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume III, book 9, chapter 4371)

Synonyms

  1. three-legged

Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

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