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λαμπρός
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See also: Λάμπρος
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /lam.prós/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /lamˈpros/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /lamˈpros/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /lamˈpros/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /lamˈbros/
Adjective
λᾰμπρός • (lămprós) m (feminine λᾰμπρᾱ́, neuter λᾰμπρόν); first/second declension (Attic, Koine)
- bright, radiant, brilliant
- of a bright bluish white or silvery color
- (of water or air) clear, limpid, transparent
- (of sound) clear, distinct
- (figuratively) clear, evident
- (figuratively) decisive
- (figuratively, of wind, actions, etc.) vigorous, keen, fierce
- splendid in appearance, magnificent
- (of people, cities, actions, etc.) famed, illustrious, renowned
- (of people) noble, munificent
- (of people) bright, joyous
Declension
Derived terms
- λᾰμπρότης f (lămprótēs)
Descendants
- Greek: λαμπρός (lamprós)
Further reading
- “λαμπρός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “λαμπρός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- λαμπρός in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- G2986 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
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Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Ancient Greek λαμπρός (lamprós).
Adjective
λαμπρός • (lamprós) m
Declension
Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο λαμπρός, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο λαμπρός, etc.)
Synonyms
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