Ἀδώνι' ἄγομεν καὶ τὸν Ἄδωνιν κλᾴομεν → We conduct the rites of Adonis, we weep for Adonis (Pherecrates, fr. 170)
adj.
P. and V. σεμνός; see also serious.
Be solemn, v.; P. and V. σεμνύνεσθαι.
Look solemn: V. σεμνὸν βλέπειν.
They bound all the soldiers by the most solemn oaths: P. ὥρκωσαν πάντας τοὺς στρατιώτας τοὺς μεγίστους ὅρκους (Thuc. 8, 75).
