Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

χαλεπός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: χαλεπός χαλεπή χαλεπόν

Structure: χαλεπ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Sense

  1. difficult, hard
  2. hard to bear, painful, grievous
  3. cruel, harsh, stern
  4. savage, fierce

Examples

  • ἄλλον δὲ τρόπον τὸ ῥᾷον τοῦ χαλεπωτέρου· (Aristotle, Rhetoric, Book 1, chapter 7 15:3)

Synonyms

  1. difficult

  2. hard to bear

  3. cruel

  4. savage

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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