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ἁλμυρός

ἁλμυρός, salt, briny

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ἁλμυρὰ neuter nominative plural, neuter vocative plural, neuter accusative plural, feminine nominative dual, feminine vocative dual, feminine accusative dual, feminine nominative singular, feminine vocative singular of ἁλμυρός

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ἁλμῠρ-ός, ά, όν, (ἅλμη)
  • salt, briny, Hom. only in Od., and always in phrase ἁ. ὕδωρ salt sea-water, 4.511, etc.; πόντος Hes. Th. 107, Alc. 26; θάλασσα Sapph. 96.10 L.-P.; καθʼ ἁ. ἅλα Epich. 53, E. Tr. 76; βένθεα Pi. O. 7.57; ποταμός, of the Hellespont, Hdt. 7.35.
      • 2 in Prose, of taste, salt, γίνεται τὸ στόμα ἁ. Hp. Acut.(Sp.) 44 (not found); ὄψα ἀ. X. Cyr. 6.2.31, cf. Hp. Vict. 1.56; αἷμα Pl. Ti. 84a s.v.l.; of drinking-water, brackish, Th. 4.26; of soil, Thphr. CP 6.10.1, LXX Je. 17.6; opp. μῶρος (insipid), Com.Adesp. 596.
      • 3 metaph., bitter, distasteful, γειτόνημα Alcm. 116, cf. Pl. Lg. 705a; ἀκοή Phdr. 243d; λόγοι Ath. 3.121e; ἁλμυρὰ κλαίειν weep bitterly, Theoc. 23.34; ἁλμυρὸν καταπτύσαι Cerc. 19.37.
        • b piquant, ἁ. καὶ δριμύ Plu. QConv. 2.685e.

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