ὑψίπυργος

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ὥστεβίος, ὢν καὶ νῦν χαλεπός, εἰς τὸν χρόνον ἐκεῖνον ἀβίωτος γίγνοιτ' ἂν τὸ παράπαν → and so life, which is hard enough now, would then become absolutely unendurable

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Full diacritics: ὑψῐπυργος Medium diacritics: ὑψίπυργος Low diacritics: υψίπυργος Capitals: ΥΨΙΠΥΡΓΟΣ
Transliteration A: hypsípyrgos Transliteration B: hypsipyrgos Transliteration C: ypsipyrgos Beta Code: u(yi/purgos

English (LSJ)

ον,

   A high-towered, Simon.112, A.Eu.688, S. Tr.354, E.Tr.376, etc.: metaph., ὑ. ἐλπίδες towering hopes, A.Supp. 97 (lyr.).

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ὑψίπυργος: -ον, ὁ ὑψηλοὺς ἔχων πύργους, Σιμωνίδ. 117, Αἰσχύλ. Εὐμ. 688· ὑψίπυργον Οἰχαλίαν Σοφ. Τραχ. 354, κλπ.· μεταφορ., ἰάπτει δ’ ἐλπίδων ἀφ’ ὑψιπύργων πανώλεις βροτούς, καταρρίπτει δὲ ἐκ τῶν ὑψηλῶν αὑτῶν ἐλπίδων εἰς τελείαν καταστροφὴν τοὺς πονηροὺς βρωτούς, Αἰσχύλ. Ἱκ. 96.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ος, ον :
aux hautes tours.
Étymologie: ὕψι, πύργος.

Greek Monolingual

-ον, Α
1. αυτός που έχει ψηλούς πύργους
2. μτφ. ψηλός σαν πύργος.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ὕψι «ψηλά» + -πυργος (< πύργος), πρβλ. καλλί-πυργος].