ἀδάμᾱς — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

ἀ-δάμᾱςαντοςmpop.etym. privatv.prfx.,δάμνημι adamanta legendary metal of surpassing hardness, perh.ref. to steel, freq. in fig.ctxts. as the exemplar of stubbornness or intractabilityHes. Pi. Hdt.oracle Lyr.adesp. E.Cyc. Pl.perh.ref. to haematite or diamondPl.

ShortDef

No short def.

Debugging

Headword:

ἀδάμᾱς

Headword (normalized):

ἀδάμᾱς

Headword (normalized/stripped):

αδαμας

Intro Text:

IDX:

992

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-993

Key:

Senses and Citations (From Data)

Citations (From Models)

No citations.

Data

{
  "headword": "ἀδάμᾱς",
  "data": {
    "headword_display": "<b>ἀ-δάμᾱς</b>",
    "content": "<AE><HG><HL>ἀ-δάμᾱς</HL><Infl>αντος</Infl><PS>m</PS><Ety>pop.etym. privatv.prfx.,<Ref>δάμνημι</Ref></Ety></HG> <aS1><Tr>adamant<Expl>a legendary metal of surpassing hardness, perh.ref. to steel, freq. in fig.ctxts. as the exemplar of stubbornness or intractability</Expl></Tr><Au>Hes. Pi. Hdt.<LblR>oracle</LblR> Lyr.adesp. E.<Wk>Cyc.</Wk> Pl.<NBPlus/></Au><aS2><Indic>perh.ref. to haematite or diamond</Indic><Au>Pl.</Au></aS2></aS1> </AE>",
    "key": "ἀδάμᾱς"
  },
  "senses": [],
  "citations": [],
  "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-993"
}