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τροπαῖος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: τροπαῖος

Structure: τροπαι (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Sense

  1. of a turning or change
  2. of or for defeat
  3. causing rout

Examples

  • ἀλλ’ εἰ τροπαίαν Ζεὺσ κακῶν θήσει ποτέ. (Aeschylus, Libation Bearers, episode, anapests 2:10)
  • ἐπεὶ δ’ ἀνάγκασ ἔδυ λέπαδνον φρενὸσ πνέων δυσσεβῆ τροπαίαν ἄναγνον ἀνίερον, τόθεν τὸ παντότολμον φρονεῖν μετέγνω. (Aeschylus, Agamemnon, choral, strophe 5 1:1)

Synonyms

  1. of a turning or change

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