κρήγυος

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Pre-Greek.[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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κρήγῠος (krḗguosm or f (neuter κρήγῠον); second declension

  1. good, useful, agreeable
  2. (by a misunderstanding of Homer) true, real
  3. (of persons) good, serviceable
    1. (of a woman) honest

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κρήγυος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 776

Further reading

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