Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ὠλεσίκαρπος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ὠλεσίκαρπος ὠλεσίκαρπον

Structure: ὠλεσικαρπ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Sense

  1. losing its fruit, shed their fruits

Examples

  • ἀλλ’ ὁπότ’ ἂν δὴ νηὶ δι’ Ὠκεανοῖο περήσῃσ, ἔνθ’ ἀκτή τε λάχεια καὶ ἄλσεα Περσεφονείησ, μακραί τ’ αἴγειροι καὶ ἰτέαι ὠλεσίκαρποι, νῆα μὲν αὐτοῦ κέλσαι ἐπ’ Ὠκεανῷ βαθυδίνῃ, αὐτὸσ δ’ εἰσ Αἴδεω ἰέναι δόμον εὐρώεντα. (Homer, Odyssey, Book 10 66:4)

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

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