καταρρακτήρ

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αἰθὴρ δ᾽ ἐλαφραῖς πτερύγων ῥιπαῖς ὑποσυρίζει (Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 126) → The bright air fanned | whistles and shrills with rapid beat of wings.

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Full diacritics: καταρρακτήρ Medium diacritics: καταρρακτήρ Low diacritics: καταρρακτήρ Capitals: ΚΑΤΑΡΡΑΚΤΗΡ
Transliteration A: katarraktḗr Transliteration B: katarraktēr Transliteration C: katarraktir Beta Code: katarrakth/r

English (LSJ)

ῆρος, ὁ,    A down-swooping, κίρκος Lyc.169, cf. 539.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

καταρρακτήρ: ῆρος, ὁ, (ἐκ τοῦ καταρράσσω), ὁ καταστρέφων, καταστροφεύς, κίρκος κ., (Σχολ. καταστρέφων, ὁ καταρράσων τὴν πόλιν, διὰ τὴν ἁρπαγὴν τῆς Ἑλένης) Λυκόφρ. 199, 539.

Greek Monolingual

καταρρακτήρ, -ῆρος, ὁ (Α) καταρράσσω
αυτός που φέρνει καταστροφή, ο καταστροφέας.