ΚΟΜΨΟΥ, κομψου
KOMPSOU, kompsou
Sounds Like: KOM-psoo
Translations: of Kompsos, of the elegant one, of the refined one, of the clever one
From the root: ΚΟΜΨΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Proper Noun
Explanation: This word is the genitive singular form of the adjective 'κομψός' (kompsos), meaning 'elegant,' 'refined,' or 'clever.' In the provided context, it appears to be used as a proper noun, likely referring to a person named Kompsos or 'the Elegant One,' indicating possession or origin. It describes someone or something as belonging to or being characteristic of Kompsos.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine
Instances
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
- The Life of Flavius Josephus — 9:33
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΟΜΨΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΚΟΜΨΟΣ — elegant, refined, clever, skillful, neat, well-groomed
- ΚΟΜΨΟΤΕΡΟΝ — better, more elegant, more refined, more skillful, more clever, more well-off
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