Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ὑπέρπικρος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ὑπέρπικρος ὑπέρπικρον

Structure: ὑπερπικρ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Sense

  1. exceeding sharp in temper

Examples

  • σὲ τὸν σοφιστήν, τὸν πικρῶσ ὑπέρπικρον, τὸν ἐξαμαρτόντ’ εἰσ θεοὺσ ἐφημέροισ πορόντα τιμάσ, τὸν πυρὸσ κλέπτην λέγω· (Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound, episode 1:1)

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

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