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ζωγραφικός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ζωγραφικός

Structure: ζωγραφικ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: from zwgra/fos

Sense

  1. skilled in painting
  2. connected with painting, used by painters

Examples

  • οὐκ οἶσθα ὅτι οὕτω σαφὲσ ἔχω εἴδωλον αὐτοῦ ἐν τῇ ψυχῇ ὡσ εἰ πλαστικὸσ ἢ ζωγραφικὸσ ἦν, οὐδὲν ἂν ἧττον ἐκ τοῦ εἰδώλου ἢ πρὸσ αὐτὸν ὁρῶν ὅμοιον αὐτῷ ἀπειργασάμην; (Xenophon, Works on Socrates, , chapter 4 22:5)
  • ἦ οὖν ζωγραφικὸσ Θεόδωροσ; (Plato, Cratylus, Theaetetus, Sophist, Statesman, 21:1)

Synonyms

  1. skilled in painting

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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