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ἁλμυρός

ἁλμυρός, salt, briny

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ἁλμυρῶν feminine genitive plural, masculine genitive plural, neuter genitive plural of ἁλμυρός

ἁλμυρῶν present active participle masculine nominative singular, present active participle masculine vocative singular, present active participle neuter accusative singular, present active participle neuter nominative singular, present active participle neuter vocative singular of ἁλμυρόω

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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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