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ὕστερος

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: ὕστερος

Structure: ὑστερ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Sense

  1. latter, (of place) latter, coming after, behind
  2. (of time) next
  3. later, too late
  4. (with genitive of object) too late for
  5. (substantive) posterity

Examples

  • λέγονται γὰρ αἴτια πολλαχῶσ, καὶ αὐτῶν τῶν ὁμοειδῶν προτέρωσ καὶ ὑστέρωσ ἄλλο ἄλλου, οἱο͂ν ὑγιείασ ὁ ἰατρὸσ καὶ ὁ τεχνίτησ, καὶ τοῦ διὰ πασῶν τὸ διπλάσιον καὶ ἀριθμόσ, καὶ ἀεὶ τὰ περιέχοντα ὁτιοῦν τῶν καθ’ ἕκαστα. (Aristotle, Metaphysics, Book 5 25:1)

Synonyms

  1. next

  2. later

  3. too late for

  4. posterity

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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