Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ὑπόλεπτος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ὑπόλεπτος ὑπόλεπτον

Structure: ὑπολεπτ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Sense

  1. somewhat fine

Examples

  • "λέγεισ ἐμὸν διδάσκαλον, ἄνδρα ἱερόν, ἐξυρημένον, ἐν ὀθονίοισ, ἀεὶ νοήμονα, οὐ καθαρῶσ ἑλληνίζοντα, ἐπιμήκη, σιμόν, πρόχειλον, ὑπόλεπτον τὰ σκέλη. (Lucian, Philopsuedes sive incredulus, (no name) 27:1)

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

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