Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

χοϊκός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: χοϊκός χοϊκή χοϊκόν

Structure: χοϊκ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: xou=s B

Sense

  1. of earth or dust

Examples

  • οἱο͂σ ὁ χοϊκόσ, τοιοῦτοι καὶ οἱ χοϊκοί, καὶ οἱο͂σ ὁ ἐπουράνιοσ, τοιοῦτοι καὶ οἱ ἐπουράνιοι· (PROS KORINQIOUS A, chapter 8 259:1)
  • καὶ καθὼσ ἐφορέσαμεν τὴν εἰκόνα τοῦ χοϊκοῦ φορέσωμεν καὶ τὴν εἰκόνα τοῦ ἐπουρανίου. (PROS KORINQIOUS A, chapter 8 260:1)

Synonyms

  1. of earth or dust

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

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