avenger: Difference between revisions
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τραχὺς ἐντεῦθεν μελάμπυγός τε τοῖς ἐχθροῖς ἅπασιν → he is a tough black-arse towards his enemies, he is a veritable Heracles towards his enemies
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[[avenger of a father's death]]: [[verse|V.]] [[πατρὶ τιμωρὸς φόνου]] ([[Sophocles]], ''[[Electra]]'' 14). | [[avenger of a father's death]]: [[verse|V.]] [[πατρὶ τιμωρὸς φόνου]] ([[Sophocles]], ''[[Electra]]'' 14). | ||
[[I will become the avenger of my children's blood]]: [[verse|V.]] [[τέκνοις δικαστὴς αἵματος γενήσομαι]] ([[Euripides | [[I will become the avenger of my children's blood]]: [[verse|V.]] [[τέκνοις δικαστὴς αἵματος γενήσομαι]] ([[Euripides]], ''[[Hercules Furens]]'' 1150). | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:25, 14 October 2021
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
P. and V. τιμωρός, ὁ or ἡ, V. ποινάτωρ, ὁ, τιμάορος, ὁ or ἡ, δικηφόρος, ὁ or ἡ, πράκτωρ, ὁ.
avenger of a father's death: V. πατρὶ τιμωρὸς φόνου (Sophocles, Electra 14).
I will become the avenger of my children's blood: V. τέκνοις δικαστὴς αἵματος γενήσομαι (Euripides, Hercules Furens 1150).
