Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ψῑλός

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: ψῑλός ψῑλή ψῑλόν

Structure: ψῑλ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Sense

  1. naked, bare
  2. bald, smooth
  3. unclad, uncovered
  4. small, frail, delicate
  5. (military) light (troops)
  6. unarmed
  7. (of words) without meter (i.e. prose)
  8. (poetry) without music (Epic vs Lyrical)
  9. (singing) without music (a capella)
  10. (music) without singing (instrumentals)
  11. (grammar) without the rough breathing (i.e. with the smooth breathing)
  12. (grammar) describing the unaspirated voiceless stops, π ‎(p), τ ‎(t), κ ‎(k), as opposed to the aspirated voiceless stops, φ ‎(ph), χ ‎(kh), θ ‎(th)

Examples

  • ὡσ δὲ νῦν ἔχετε, θεῶν τινοσ εὐμενείᾳ σώζεσθαί μοι δοκεῖτε, οἳ μηδέπω ἀπολώλατε ὑπό τινων ὀλίγων ψιλῶν ἐπιπεσόντων. (Lucian, Anacharsis, (no name) 33:1)
  • τε καὶ ὑπερακοντίζεσθαι πρὸσ τῶν ψιλῶν τῶν ἐφεστηκότων. (Arrian, chapter 5 10:1)
  • ταύτησ δὲ ἡμίσειαν τὴν τῶν ψιλῶν, καὶ ταύτησ ἔτι ἡμίσειαν τὴν τῶν ἱππέων. (Arrian, chapter 9 8:2)
  • ἤδη δὲ καὶ ἐσ λόχουσ καταχωρισθέντων τῶν πεζῶν, λόχοι τῶν ψιλῶν παρενεβλήθησαν ἐναλλάξ. (Arrian, chapter 13 4:1)
  • οἱ τέσσαρεσ λόχοι τῶν ψιλῶν καλοῦνται σύστασισ, καὶ εἰσὶν ἀνδρῶν δύο καὶ τριάκοντα· (Arrian, chapter 14 3:1)

Synonyms

  1. naked

  2. bald

  3. unclad

  4. light

  5. unarmed

  6. without music

  7. without music

  8. without the rough breathing

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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