ἀριστερός
ἀριστερός
left, on the left, Lat. sinister, ἐπʼ ἀριστερά towards, i. e. on, the left, Il.; ἐπʼ ἀριστερὰ χειρός on the left hand, Od.; ἐξ ἀριστερῆς χειρός on the left hand, Hdt.; or simply, ἐξ ἀριστερᾶς Soph.; ἐς ἀριστερήν, ἐν ἀριστερῆι Hdt.
metaph. boding ill, ominous, because to a Greek augur, looking northward, the unlucky signs came from the left, Od.
Deriv. uncertain.
Headword (normalized):
ἀριστερός
Headword (normalized/stripped):
αριστερος
Intro Text:
ἀριστερός
left, on the left, Lat. sinister, ἐπʼ ἀριστερά towards, i. e. on, the left, Il.; ἐπʼ ἀριστερὰ χειρός on the left hand, Od.; ἐξ ἀριστερῆς χειρός on the left hand, Hdt.; or simply, ἐξ ἀριστερᾶς Soph.; ἐς ἀριστερήν, ἐν ἀριστερῆι Hdt.
metaph. boding ill, ominous, because to a Greek augur, looking northward, the unlucky signs came from the left, Od.
Deriv. uncertain.
URN:
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