Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ὑπερκύδας

Third declension Noun; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ὑπερκύδας ὑπερκύδαντος

Structure: ὑπερκυδαντ (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: ku=dos

Sense

  1. exceeding famous or renowned

Examples

  • τίκτε δ’ ὑπερκύδαντα Μενοίτιον ἠδὲ Προμηθέα ποικίλον αἰολόμητιν, ἁμαρτίνοόν τ’ Ἐπιμηθέα ὃσ κακὸν ἐξ ἀρχῆσ γένετ’ ἀνδράσιν ἀλφηστῇσιν· (Hesiod, Theogony, Book Th. 48:3)

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

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