Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ὥριος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ὥριος ὥριᾱ ὥριον

Structure: ὡρι (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: poet. for w(rai=os

Sense

  1. produced in season, the fruits of the season
  2. in due season, seasonable
  3. the season

Examples

  • εἰσ τοὺσ γονεῖσ τοῦ μεγάλου Γρηγορίου καὶ Καισαρίου ὡρ́ιοι εἰσ τάφον ἦμεν, ὅτ’ ἐνθάδε τοῦτον ἔθηκαν λᾶαν ἐφ’ ἡμετέρῳ γήραϊ λαοτόμοι· (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume II, book 8, chapter 871)

Synonyms

  1. produced in season

  2. in due season

  3. the season

Related

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

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