Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
ἀνδράποδον. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
ἀνδράποδον, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
ἀνδράποδον in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
ἀνδράποδον you have here. The definition of the word
ἀνδράποδον will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
ἀνδράποδον, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Uncertain. Perhaps from ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”) + πούς (poús, “foot”). Could also be from ἀνήρ (anḗr) + ἀποδίδωμι (apodídōmi, “I pay”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /an.drá.po.don/ → /anˈdra.po.ðon/ → /anˈdra.po.ðon/
Noun
ᾰ̓νδρᾰ́ποδον • (andrápodon) n (genitive ᾰ̓νδρᾰπόδου); second declension
- slave, especially one made in war, captive
Inflection
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- “ἀνδράποδον”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἀνδράποδον”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “ἀνδράποδον”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ἀνδράποδον in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἀνδράποδον in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- ἀνδράποδον in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.