Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

χαροπός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: χαροπός χαροπή χαροπόν

Structure: χαροπ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: xara/, w)/y

Sense

  1. glad-eyed, bright-eyed, light-blue or grayish colour
  2. sparkling with joy, joyous, gladsome

Examples

  • τὴν δὲ ταχεῖαν εἰν ἁλὶ καὶ χαροποῖσ κύμασιν εἷλ’ ἔλαφον. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume III, book 9, chapter 2752)
  • ναὶ τὰν νηξαμέναν χαροποῖσ ἐνὶ κύμασιν Κύπριν, ἔστι καὶ ἐκ μορφᾶσ ἁ Τρυφέρα τρυφερά. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, book 5, chapter 1541)
  • ἁ φίλερωσ χαροποῖσ Ἀσκληπιὰσ οἱᾶ γαλήνησ ὄμμασι συμπείθει πάντασ ἐρωτοπλοεῖν. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, book 5, chapter 1561)
  • σῇ, Παφίη Κυθέρεια, παρ’ ᾐόνι εἶδε Κλέανδροσ Νικοῦν ἐν χαροποῖσ κύμασι νηχομένην· (Unknown, Greek Anthology, book 5, chapter 2091)

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

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