Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ὑψιπέτηλος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ὑψιπέτηλος ὑψιπέτηλον

Structure: ὑψιπετηλ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: epic for u(yipe/talos

Sense

  1. with high foliage, towering

Examples

  • δένδρεα δ’ ὑψιπέτηλα κατὰ κρῆθεν χέε καρπόν, ὄγχναι καὶ ῥοιαὶ καὶ μηλέαι ἀγλαόκαρποι συκέαι τε γλυκεραὶ καὶ ἐλαῖαι τηλεθόωσαι· (Homer, Odyssey, Book 11 72:5)

Synonyms

  1. with high foliage

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

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