ὄψιμος

See also: όψιμος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ὀψέ (opsé) +‎ -ιμος (-imos).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ὄψῐμος • (ópsĭmosm or f (neuter ὄψῐμον); second declension

  1. (usually poetic or Koine) late
    Synonym: ὄψιος (ópsios)
    • c. 100 AD, Plutarch, Quaestiones Convivales[1], 674f:
      τήν τε ποιητικὴν ἀπεφαίνομεν οὐκ ὄψιμον οὐδὲ νεαρὰν ἐπὶ τοὺς ἱεροὺς ἀγῶνας ἀφιγμένην, ἀλλὰ πρόπαλαι στεφάνων ἐπινικίων τυγχάνουσαν.
      tḗn te poiētikḕn apephaínomen ouk ópsimon oudè nearàn epì toùs hieroùs agônas aphigménēn, allà própalai stephánōn epinikíōn tunkhánousan.
      …and we showed that poetry did not come to the sacred games late or recently but was joined to the victors’ crowns very long ago.

Declension

Descendants

  • Greek: όψιμος (ópsimos)

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