Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ὑψιφαής

Third declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ὑψιφαής ὑψιφαές

Structure: ὑψιφαη (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: fai/nomai

Sense

  1. high-shining, far-seen

Examples

  • Ἀντολίησ, δύσιόσ τε, μεσημβρίησ τε, καὶ ἄρκτου σὸσ δρόμοσ ὑψιφαὴσ ἀμφιβέβηκεν ὁρ́ουσ, ἄφθιτε Κωνσταντῖνε. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume V, book 16, chapter 3691)

Synonyms

  1. high-shining

Similar forms

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

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