Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ὑπόβρυχος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ὑπόβρυχος ὑπόβρυχον

Structure: ὑποβρυχ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: = u(pobru/xios

Sense

  1. under water

Examples

  • ὄφρα δὲ πῦρ ἀνέκαιε βίη κλυτοῦ Ἡφαίστοιο, τόφρα δ’ ὑποβρύχουσ ἕλικασ βοῦσ εἷλκε θύραζε δοιὰσ ἄγχι πυρόσ· (Anonymous, Homeric Hymns, 13:1)

Synonyms

  1. under water

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

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