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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

  • ὦ Ζεῦ τροπαῖε, μή ποτ’ εἰσίδοιμί σε πρὸσ τοὐμὸν οὕτω σπέρμα χωρήσαντά ποι, μηδ’, εἴ τι δράσεισ, τῆσδέ γε ζώσησ ἔτι. (Sophocles, Trachiniae, choral 4:6)

Synonyms

  1. of a turning or change

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