Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ὑάλινος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ὑάλινος ὑάλινη ὑάλινον

Structure: ὑαλιν (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: u(/alos

Sense

  1. of crystal or glass

Examples

  • πρῶτον μὲν ἡ ἀνωτάτω καὶ κυριωτάτη καὶ εὐθὺσ ὥσπερ ἐν πύλαισ, ὅταν τινὶ προσπάσχῃσ, οὐδενὶ τῶν ἀναφαιρέτων, ἀλλά τινι τοιούτῳ γένει, οἱο͂́ν ἐστι χύτρα, οἱο͂ν ὑάλινον ποτήριον, ἵν’ ὅταν καταγῇ, μεμνημένοσ [μὴν] μὴ ταραχθῇσ. (Epictetus, Works, book 3, 84:1)

Synonyms

  1. of crystal or glass

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

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