Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ὑπολαμπής

Third declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ὑπολαμπής ὑπολαμπές

Structure: ὑπολαμπη (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Sense

  1. shining with inferior lustre

Examples

  • πᾶν μὲν γὰρ κύκλῳ τιτάνῳ λευκῷ τ’ ἐλέφαντι ἠλέκτρῳ θ’ ὑπολαμπὲσ ἐήν χρυσῷ τε φαεινῷ λαμπόμενον, κυάνου δὲ διὰ πτύχεσ ἠλήλαντο. (Hesiod, Shield of Heracles, Book Sh. 12:2)

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

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