Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ὑδροφόρος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ὑδροφόρος ὑδροφόρον

Structure: ὑδροφορ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: fe/rw

Sense

  1. carrying water
  2. a water-carrier

Examples

  • καὶ Δαναοῖο κόρασ τοῖον πίθον οὐκ ἀναπλῆσαι αἰὲν ἐπαντλούσασ ὑδροφόρῳ καμάτῳ. (Lucian, Dipsades 10:3)

Synonyms

  1. carrying water

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

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