"μιαιφόνος" meaning in Ancient Greek

See μιαιφόνος in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /mi.ai̯.pʰó.nos/, /mi.ɛˈɸo.nos/, /mi.eˈfo.nos/, /mi.ai̯.pʰó.nos/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /mi.ɛˈpʰo.nos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /mi.ɛˈɸo.nos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /mi.eˈfo.nos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /mi.eˈfo.nos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From μῐαίνω (miaínō, “stain”) + -φόνος (“-killer”), φόνος (phónos, “murder”) Inflection templates: {{grc-adecl|μῐαιφόνος|ον}} Forms: μῐαιφόνος [canonical], miaiphónos [romanization], μῐαιφόνον [neuter], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], μῐαιφόνος [feminine, masculine, nominative, singular], μῐαιφόνον [neuter, nominative, singular], μῐαιφόνω [dual, feminine, masculine, nominative], μῐαιφόνω [dual, neuter, nominative], μῐαιφόνοι [feminine, masculine, nominative, plural], μῐαιφόνᾰ [neuter, nominative, plural], μῐαιφόνου [feminine, genitive, masculine, singular], μῐαιφόνου [genitive, neuter, singular], μῐαιφόνοιν [dual, feminine, genitive, masculine], μῐαιφόνοιν [dual, genitive, neuter], μῐαιφόνων [feminine, genitive, masculine, plural], μῐαιφόνων [genitive, neuter, plural], μῐαιφόνῳ [dative, feminine, masculine, singular], μῐαιφόνῳ [dative, neuter, singular], μῐαιφόνοιν [dative, dual, feminine, masculine], μῐαιφόνοιν [dative, dual, neuter], μῐαιφόνοις [dative, feminine, masculine, plural], μῐαιφόνοις [dative, neuter, plural], μῐαιφόνον [accusative, feminine, masculine, singular], μῐαιφόνον [accusative, neuter, singular], μῐαιφόνω [accusative, dual, feminine, masculine], μῐαιφόνω [accusative, dual, neuter], μῐαιφόνους [accusative, feminine, masculine, plural], μῐαιφόνᾰ [accusative, neuter, plural], μῐαιφόνε [feminine, masculine, singular, vocative], μῐαιφόνον [neuter, singular, vocative], μῐαιφόνω [dual, feminine, masculine, vocative], μῐαιφόνω [dual, neuter, vocative], μῐαιφόνοι [feminine, masculine, plural, vocative], μῐαιφόνᾰ [neuter, plural, vocative], μῐαιφόνως [adverbial, feminine, masculine, neuter], μῐαιφονώτερος [comparative, feminine, masculine, neuter], μῐαιφονώτᾰτος [feminine, masculine, neuter, superlative]
  1. bloodthirsty, murderous (epithet of Mars (Ares))
    Sense id: en-μιαιφόνος-grc-adj-kACDxVNd Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "form": "μῐαιφόνε",
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      "form": "μῐαιφόνοι",
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    {
      "form": "μῐαιφόνως",
      "roman": "miaiphónōs",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μῐαιφονώτερος",
      "roman": "miaiphonṓteros",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μῐαιφονώτᾰτος",
      "roman": "miaiphonṓtatos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "superlative"
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        "1": "μῐαιφόνος",
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  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "adj",
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        {
          "english": "Ares, Ares, thou bane of mortals, thou blood-stained stormer of walls\nEnglish translation by A.T. Murray @perseus\nGoddess Athena addresses Ares (Mars)",
          "ref": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 5.31",
          "roman": "Áres Áres brotoloigè miaiphóne teikhesiplêta",
          "text": "Ἄρες Ἄρες βροτολοιγὲ μιαιφόνε τειχεσιπλῆτα"
        },
        {
          "ref": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 5.455",
          "text": "Apollo speaks the same phrase: Ἄρες Ἄρες βροτολοιγὲ μιαιφόνε τειχεσιπλῆτα (Áres Áres brotoloigè miaiphóne teikhesiplêta)\nApollo speaks the same phrase: Áres Áres brotoloigè miaiphóne teikhesiplêta (Áres Áres brotoloigè miaiphóne teikhesiplêta)"
        },
        {
          "ref": "425 BCE, Euripides, Andromache 334",
          "text": "μιαιφόνον μὲν οὐκέτ’ ἂν φύγοι μύσος\nmiaiphónon mèn oukét’ àn phúgoi músos\nFrom that point on she will not escape the pollution of murder.\nEnglish translation by David Kovacs @perseus.tufts.edu"
        },
        {
          "ref": "484 BCE – 425 BCE, Herodotus, 5. Τερψιχόρη 92",
          "text": "ὑμεῖς ὦ Λακεδαιμόνιοι ἰσοκρατίας καταλύοντες τυραννίδας ἐς τὰς πόλις κατάγειν παρασκευάζεσθε, τοῦ οὔτε ἀδικώτερον ἐστὶ οὐδὲν κατ’ ἀνθρώπους οὔτε μιαιφονώτερον.\nhumeîs ô Lakedaimónioi isokratías katalúontes turannídas es tàs pólis katágein paraskeuázesthe, toû oúte adikṓteron estì oudèn kat’ anthrṓpous oúte miaiphonṓteron.\nyou, Lacedaemonians, are destroying the rule of equals and making ready to bring back tyranny into the cities, tyranny, a thing more unrighteous and bloodthirsty than anything else on this earth.\nEnglish translation (1920) by A. D. Godley @perseus.tufts.edu",
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        {
          "ref": "431 BCE, Euripides, Medea 266",
          "text": "ὅταν δ’ ἐς εὐνὴν ἠδικημένη κυρῇ,\nοὐκ ἔστιν ἄλλη φρὴν μιαιφονωτέρα.\nhótan d’ es eunḕn ēdikēménē kurêi,\nouk éstin állē phrḕn miaiphonōtéra.\nbut when she is injured in love,\nno mind is more murderous than hers.\nEnglish translation by David Kovacs @perseus.tufts.edu"
        }
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    {
      "ipa": "/mi.ai̯.pʰó.nos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi.ɛˈɸo.nos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi.eˈfo.nos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi.ai̯.pʰó.nos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi.ɛˈpʰo.nos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi.ɛˈɸo.nos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi.eˈfo.nos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi.eˈfo.nos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "μιαιφόνος"
}
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "μῐαιφόνε",
      "roman": "miaiphóne",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μῐαιφόνον",
      "roman": "miaiphónon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μῐαιφόνω",
      "roman": "miaiphónō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μῐαιφόνω",
      "roman": "miaiphónō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "neuter",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μῐαιφόνοι",
      "roman": "miaiphónoi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μῐαιφόνᾰ",
      "roman": "miaiphóna",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μῐαιφόνως",
      "roman": "miaiphónōs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μῐαιφονώτερος",
      "roman": "miaiphonṓteros",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μῐαιφονώτᾰτος",
      "roman": "miaiphonṓtatos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "μῐαιφόνος",
        "2": "ον"
      },
      "name": "grc-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ancient Greek 4-syllable words",
        "Ancient Greek adjectives",
        "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
        "Ancient Greek lemmas",
        "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
        "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Ancient Greek terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Requests for translations of Ancient Greek quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Ares, Ares, thou bane of mortals, thou blood-stained stormer of walls\nEnglish translation by A.T. Murray @perseus\nGoddess Athena addresses Ares (Mars)",
          "ref": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 5.31",
          "roman": "Áres Áres brotoloigè miaiphóne teikhesiplêta",
          "text": "Ἄρες Ἄρες βροτολοιγὲ μιαιφόνε τειχεσιπλῆτα"
        },
        {
          "ref": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 5.455",
          "text": "Apollo speaks the same phrase: Ἄρες Ἄρες βροτολοιγὲ μιαιφόνε τειχεσιπλῆτα (Áres Áres brotoloigè miaiphóne teikhesiplêta)\nApollo speaks the same phrase: Áres Áres brotoloigè miaiphóne teikhesiplêta (Áres Áres brotoloigè miaiphóne teikhesiplêta)"
        },
        {
          "ref": "425 BCE, Euripides, Andromache 334",
          "text": "μιαιφόνον μὲν οὐκέτ’ ἂν φύγοι μύσος\nmiaiphónon mèn oukét’ àn phúgoi músos\nFrom that point on she will not escape the pollution of murder.\nEnglish translation by David Kovacs @perseus.tufts.edu"
        },
        {
          "ref": "484 BCE – 425 BCE, Herodotus, 5. Τερψιχόρη 92",
          "text": "ὑμεῖς ὦ Λακεδαιμόνιοι ἰσοκρατίας καταλύοντες τυραννίδας ἐς τὰς πόλις κατάγειν παρασκευάζεσθε, τοῦ οὔτε ἀδικώτερον ἐστὶ οὐδὲν κατ’ ἀνθρώπους οὔτε μιαιφονώτερον.\nhumeîs ô Lakedaimónioi isokratías katalúontes turannídas es tàs pólis katágein paraskeuázesthe, toû oúte adikṓteron estì oudèn kat’ anthrṓpous oúte miaiphonṓteron.\nyou, Lacedaemonians, are destroying the rule of equals and making ready to bring back tyranny into the cities, tyranny, a thing more unrighteous and bloodthirsty than anything else on this earth.\nEnglish translation (1920) by A. D. Godley @perseus.tufts.edu",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "431 BCE, Euripides, Medea 266",
          "text": "ὅταν δ’ ἐς εὐνὴν ἠδικημένη κυρῇ,\nοὐκ ἔστιν ἄλλη φρὴν μιαιφονωτέρα.\nhótan d’ es eunḕn ēdikēménē kurêi,\nouk éstin állē phrḕn miaiphonōtéra.\nbut when she is injured in love,\nno mind is more murderous than hers.\nEnglish translation by David Kovacs @perseus.tufts.edu"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bloodthirsty, murderous (epithet of Mars (Ares))"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bloodthirsty",
          "bloodthirsty"
        ],
        [
          "murderous",
          "murderous"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mi.ai̯.pʰó.nos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi.ɛˈɸo.nos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi.eˈfo.nos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi.ai̯.pʰó.nos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi.ɛˈpʰo.nos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi.ɛˈɸo.nos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi.eˈfo.nos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi.eˈfo.nos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "μιαιφόνος"
}

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