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ἁρπαλέος

ἁρπαλέος, greedy

ἁρπᾰλ-έος, α, ον, Ep. Adj., (ἁρπάζω):
  • devouring, consuming, νοῦσος IPE 2.167.3 (Panticapaeum); greedy, παλάμη AP 9.576 (Nicarch.); ἁ. καὶ οἷον δὴ οὖν ἀεὶ τῶν ὀθνείων ἐφίεσθαι Agath. 4.13: elsewh. only in Adv., greedily, eagerly, ἦ τοι ὁ πῖνε καὶ ἦσθε . . ἁρπαλέως Od. 6.250, cf. 14.110; δέξεται ἁρπαλέως Thgn. 1046; ἁ. εὕδειν gladly, pleasantly, Mimn. 12.8; ἁ. ἐπεχήρατο vehemently, A.R. 4.56; once in Ar., ἁ. ἀραμένη Lys. 331 (lyr.).
    • II attractive, alluring, charming, κέρδεα Od. 8.164; ἁ. ἔρως, opp. ἀπηνής, Thgn. 1353; ἄνθεα ἥβης ἁρπαλέα Mimn. 1.4; δόσιν gift to be eagerly seized, Pi. P. 8.65, cf. 10.62.

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