Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ὑπόστεγος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ὑπόστεγος ὑπόστεγον

Structure: ὑποστεγ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: ste/gh

Sense

  1. under the roof, in or into the house

Examples

  • βεβᾶσιν ἄρτι δωμάτων ὑπόστεγοι μετάδρομοι κακῶν πανουργημάτων ἄφυκτοι κύνεσ, ὥστ’ οὐ μακρὰν ἔτ’ ἀμμενεῖ τοὐμὸν φρενῶν ὄνειρον αἰωρούμενον. (Sophocles, choral, strophe 12)

Synonyms

  1. under the roof

Related

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

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