"περιδέξιος" meaning in Ancient Greek

See περιδέξιος in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /pe.ri.dék.si.os/, /pe.riˈðek.si.os/, /pe.riˈðek.si.os/, /pe.ri.dék.si.os/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /pe.riˈdek.si.os/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /pe.riˈðek.si.os/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /pe.riˈðek.si.os/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /pe.riˈðek.si.os/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From περῐ- (perĭ-, around) + δεξῐός (dexĭós, “right”). Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*deḱs-}}, {{af|grc|περῐ-|δεξῐός|pos1=around|t2=right}} περῐ- (perĭ-, around) + δεξῐός (dexĭós, “right”) Inflection templates: {{grc-adecl|περῐδέξῐος|ον}} Forms: περῐδέξῐος [canonical], perĭdéxĭos [romanization], περῐδέξῐον [neuter], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], περῐδέξῐος [feminine, masculine, nominative, singular], περῐδέξῐον [neuter, nominative, singular], περῐδεξῐ́ω [dual, feminine, masculine, nominative], περῐδεξῐ́ω [dual, neuter, nominative], περῐδέξῐοι [feminine, masculine, nominative, plural], περῐδέξῐᾰ [neuter, nominative, plural], περῐδεξῐ́ου [feminine, genitive, masculine, singular], περῐδεξῐ́ου [genitive, neuter, singular], περῐδεξῐ́οιν [dual, feminine, genitive, masculine], περῐδεξῐ́οιν [dual, genitive, neuter], περῐδεξῐ́ων [feminine, genitive, masculine, plural], περῐδεξῐ́ων [genitive, neuter, plural], περῐδεξῐ́ῳ [dative, feminine, masculine, singular], περῐδεξῐ́ῳ [dative, neuter, singular], περῐδεξῐ́οιν [dative, dual, feminine, masculine], περῐδεξῐ́οιν [dative, dual, neuter], περῐδεξῐ́οις [dative, feminine, masculine, plural], περῐδεξῐ́οις [dative, neuter, plural], περῐδέξῐον [accusative, feminine, masculine, singular], περῐδέξῐον [accusative, neuter, singular], περῐδεξῐ́ω [accusative, dual, feminine, masculine], περῐδεξῐ́ω [accusative, dual, neuter], περῐδεξῐ́ους [accusative, feminine, masculine, plural], περῐδέξῐᾰ [accusative, neuter, plural], περῐδέξῐε [feminine, masculine, singular, vocative], περῐδέξῐον [neuter, singular, vocative], περῐδεξῐ́ω [dual, feminine, masculine, vocative], περῐδεξῐ́ω [dual, neuter, vocative], περῐδέξῐοι [feminine, masculine, plural, vocative], περῐδέξῐᾰ [neuter, plural, vocative], περῐδεξῐ́ως [adverbial, feminine, masculine, neuter], περῐδεξῐώτερος [comparative, feminine, masculine, neuter], περῐδεξῐώτᾰτος [feminine, masculine, neuter, superlative]
  1. ambidextrous
    Sense id: en-περιδέξιος-grc-adj-q53Vxnwr
  2. very dexterous or expert
    Sense id: en-περιδέξιος-grc-adj-6OFS9xo8
  3. convenient
    Sense id: en-περιδέξιος-grc-adj-MyCVa4Ns
  4. going round the right arm
    Sense id: en-περιδέξιος-grc-adj-xKCVEKoe Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek terms prefixed with περι-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 5 8 5 72 10 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms prefixed with περι-: 10 15 10 42 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 2 0 93 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 0 94 4
  5. having two right hands
    Sense id: en-περιδέξιος-grc-adj-249wEkOX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: περῐδέξῐον (perĭdéxĭon)

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "perĭdéxĭon",
      "word": "περῐδέξῐον"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*deḱs-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "περῐ-",
        "3": "δεξῐός",
        "pos1": "around",
        "t2": "right"
      },
      "expansion": "περῐ- (perĭ-, around) + δεξῐός (dexĭós, “right”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From περῐ- (perĭ-, around) + δεξῐός (dexĭós, “right”).",
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      "form": "περῐδέξῐος",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "perĭdéxĭos",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "περῐδέξῐον",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-2",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-adecl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "περῐδέξῐος",
      "roman": "perĭdéxĭos",
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        "masculine",
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      ]
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        "singular"
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      "form": "περῐδεξῐ́ω",
      "roman": "perĭdexĭ́ō",
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        "masculine",
        "nominative"
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      "form": "περῐδεξῐ́ω",
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      "form": "περῐδέξῐοι",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "περῐδέξῐᾰ",
      "roman": "perĭdéxĭă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "περῐδεξῐ́ου",
      "roman": "perĭdexĭ́ou",
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "περῐδεξῐ́ου",
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      "source": "inflection",
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    },
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      "form": "περῐδεξῐ́οιν",
      "roman": "perĭdexĭ́oin",
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        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "masculine"
      ]
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      "form": "περῐδεξῐ́οιν",
      "roman": "perĭdexĭ́oin",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "περῐδεξῐ́ων",
      "roman": "perĭdexĭ́ōn",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "περῐδεξῐ́ων",
      "roman": "perĭdexĭ́ōn",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "περῐδεξῐ́ῳ",
      "roman": "perĭdexĭ́ōi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
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        "neuter",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "περῐδεξῐ́οιν",
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        "neuter"
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        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
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        "plural"
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    },
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        "singular"
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "περῐδεξῐ́ω",
      "roman": "perĭdexĭ́ō",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "accusative",
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        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "περῐδεξῐ́ους",
      "roman": "perĭdexĭ́ous",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "feminine",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "περῐδέξῐᾰ",
      "roman": "perĭdéxĭă",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "περῐδέξῐε",
      "roman": "perĭdéxĭe",
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      "tags": [
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        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "roman": "perĭdexĭ́ō",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "περῐδέξῐᾰ",
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      "tags": [
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        "vocative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "περῐδεξῐ́ως",
      "roman": "perĭdexĭ́ōs",
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        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "περῐδεξῐώτερος",
      "roman": "perĭdexĭṓteros",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "περῐδεξῐώτᾰτος",
      "roman": "perĭdexĭṓtătos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "grc-adecl"
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  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "ambidextrous"
      ],
      "id": "en-περιδέξιος-grc-adj-q53Vxnwr",
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      ],
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        "going round the right arm"
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      "links": [
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          "round"
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          "arm",
          "arm"
        ]
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    {
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        "having two right hands"
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        [
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pe.ri.dék.si.os/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pe.riˈðek.si.os/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pe.riˈðek.si.os/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pe.ri.dék.si.os/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pe.riˈdek.si.os/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pe.riˈðek.si.os/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pe.riˈðek.si.os/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pe.riˈðek.si.os/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "περιδέξιος"
}
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    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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    {
      "form": "περῐδέξῐᾰ",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "περῐδεξῐ́οιν",
      "roman": "perĭdexĭ́oin",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "genitive",
        "masculine"
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    },
    {
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      "roman": "perĭdexĭ́oin",
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    {
      "form": "περῐδεξῐ́ων",
      "roman": "perĭdexĭ́ōn",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "περῐδεξῐ́ων",
      "roman": "perĭdexĭ́ōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "περῐδεξῐ́ῳ",
      "roman": "perĭdexĭ́ōi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "περῐδεξῐ́ῳ",
      "roman": "perĭdexĭ́ōi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "περῐδεξῐ́οιν",
      "roman": "perĭdexĭ́oin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "περῐδεξῐ́οιν",
      "roman": "perĭdexĭ́oin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "περῐδεξῐ́οις",
      "roman": "perĭdexĭ́ois",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "περῐδεξῐ́οις",
      "roman": "perĭdexĭ́ois",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "περῐδέξῐον",
      "roman": "perĭdéxĭon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "περῐδέξῐον",
      "roman": "perĭdéxĭon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "περῐδεξῐ́ω",
      "roman": "perĭdexĭ́ō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "περῐδεξῐ́ω",
      "roman": "perĭdexĭ́ō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "περῐδεξῐ́ους",
      "roman": "perĭdexĭ́ous",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "περῐδέξῐᾰ",
      "roman": "perĭdéxĭă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "περῐδέξῐε",
      "roman": "perĭdéxĭe",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "περῐδέξῐον",
      "roman": "perĭdéxĭon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "περῐδεξῐ́ω",
      "roman": "perĭdexĭ́ō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "περῐδεξῐ́ω",
      "roman": "perĭdexĭ́ō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "neuter",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "περῐδέξῐοι",
      "roman": "perĭdéxĭoi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "περῐδέξῐᾰ",
      "roman": "perĭdéxĭă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "περῐδεξῐ́ως",
      "roman": "perĭdexĭ́ōs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "περῐδεξῐώτερος",
      "roman": "perĭdexĭṓteros",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "περῐδεξῐώτᾰτος",
      "roman": "perĭdexĭṓtătos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "περῐδέξῐος",
        "2": "ον"
      },
      "name": "grc-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ambidextrous"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ambidextrous",
          "ambidextrous"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "very dexterous or expert"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dexterous",
          "dexterous"
        ],
        [
          "expert",
          "expert"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "convenient"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "convenient",
          "convenient"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "going round the right arm"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "round",
          "round"
        ],
        [
          "right",
          "right"
        ],
        [
          "arm",
          "arm"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "having two right hands"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "right hand",
          "right hand"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pe.ri.dék.si.os/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pe.riˈðek.si.os/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pe.riˈðek.si.os/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pe.ri.dék.si.os/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pe.riˈdek.si.os/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pe.riˈðek.si.os/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pe.riˈðek.si.os/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pe.riˈðek.si.os/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "περιδέξιος"
}

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  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: περιδέξιος/Ancient Greek 'Number' base_tags={'o', 'A', 'n', 'd', 'l', 's', 'c', '-', '2', 'e', 'i', 't'}",
  "path": [
    "περιδέξιος"
  ],
  "section": "Ancient Greek",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "περιδέξιος",
  "trace": ""
}

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