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ἀντίπνοος

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Democritus, DK 68b22
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Full diacritics: ἀντίπνοος Medium diacritics: ἀντίπνοος Low diacritics: αντίπνοος Capitals: ΑΝΤΙΠΝΟΟΣ
Transliteration A: antípnoos Transliteration B: antipnoos Transliteration C: antipnoos Beta Code: a)nti/pnoos

English (LSJ)

ον, contr. ἀντί-πνους, ουν,

   A caused by adverse winds, ἀντιπνόους . . ἀπλοίας A.Ag.147 (lyr.); στάσις ἀ. Id.Pr.1087 (lyr.). Adv. -νόως Tz. ad Lyc.739.

German (Pape)

[Seite 259] zsgz. -πνους, entgegenwehend, widrig, ἄπλοια Aesoh. Ag. 145; στάσις Prom. 1089; – adv. -πνόως, Sp.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἀντίπνοος: -ον, συνῃρ. -πνους, ουν, ὁ ὑπὸ ἐναντίων ἀνέμων προξενούμενος, ἀντιπνόους... ἀπλοίας (κατὰ Δινδ. χάριν τοῦ μέτρου, ἀντ. αὔρας, ἐναντίους ἀνέμους) Αἰσχύλ. Ἀγ. 149· στάσιν ἀντίπνουν ἀποδεικνύμενα [τὰ πνεύματα τῶν ἀνέμων] ὁ αὐτ. Προμ. 1088. ― Ἐπιρρ. -νόως, τῶν ἀνέμων ἀντιπνόως ταραξάντων τὸ πέλαγος Τζέτζ. Λυκόφρ. 739.

French (Bailly abrégé)

οος, οον;
causé par un vent contraire.
Étymologie: ἀντί, πνέω.