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χάλιξ

Third declension Noun; Masc/Fem 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: χάλιξ χάλικος

Structure: χαλικ (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Sense

  1. small stone, pebble
  2. gravel, rubble (used in building and concrete making)

Declension

Third declension

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • λέγεται δὲ καὶ τῶν μακρῶν τειχῶν, ἃ σκέλη καλοῦσι, συντελεσθῆναι μὲν ὕστερον τὴν οἰκοδομίαν, τὴν δὲ πρώτην θεμελίωσιν εἰσ τόπουσ ἑλώδεισ καὶ διαβρόχουσ τῶν ἔργων ἐμπεσόντων ἐρεισθῆναι διὰ Κίμωνοσ ἀσφαλῶσ, χάλικι πολλῇ καὶ λίθοισ βαρέσι τῶν ἑλῶν πιεσθέντων, ἐκείνου χρήματα πορίζοντοσ καὶ διδόντοσ. (Plutarch, , chapter 13 7:1)
  • διόπερ τῇ χάλικι καταμίξαντεσ τὴν ἀμμοκονίαν προβάλλουσι χώματα εἰσ τὴν θάλατταν, καὶ κολποῦσι τὰσ ἀναπεπταμένασ ᾐόνασ ὥστ’ ἀσφαλῶσ ἐνορμίζεσθαι τὰσ μεγίστασ ὁλκάδασ. (Strabo, Geography, book 5, chapter 4 12:13)

Synonyms

  1. small stone

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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