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τροπικός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: τροπικός

Structure: τροπικ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: troph/

Sense

  1. of or pertaining to a turn or change
  2. of or pertaining to the solstice
  3. of or pertaining to a trope or figure

Examples

  • μετὰ ταῦτα ἐπελογιζόμην, ὅτι τοῖσ κυρίοισ καὶ συνήθεσι καὶ κοινοῖσ ὀνόμασιν ἀμφότεροι κέχρηνται, ἡ δὲ Ἰσοκράτουσ λέξισ προσλαβοῦσά τι τῆσ τροπικῆσ κατασκευῆσ μέχρι τοῦ μὴ λυπῆσαι προῆλθεν. (Dionysius of Halicarnassus, De Isocrate, chapter 11 1:2)
  • Περὶ συνημμένησ τροπικῆσ ἀμφιβολίασ β’. (Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers, ISTORIWN Z, Kef. z'. XRGSIPPOS 15:8)

Synonyms

  1. of or pertaining to a turn or change

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