Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ὑφαντικός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ὑφαντικός ὑφαντική ὑφαντικόν

Structure: ὑφαντικ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: u(fai/nw

Sense

  1. skilled in weaving, in weaver-like fashion
  2. the art of weaving

Examples

  • κναφευτικὴν σύμπασαν καὶ τὴν ἀκεστικὴν πότερα μηδεμίαν ἐπιμέλειαν μηδέ τινα θεραπείαν ἐσθῆτοσ θῶμεν, ἢ καὶ ταύτασ πάσασ ὡσ ὑφαντικὰσ λέξομεν; (Plato, Cratylus, Theaetetus, Sophist, Statesman, 146:3)

Synonyms

  1. the art of weaving

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

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