ΛΥΚΟΥΡΓΟΙ, λυκουργοι
LYKOURGOI, lykourgoi
Sounds Like: loo-KOOR-goy
Translations: Lycurguses, men like Lycurgus
From the root: ΛΥΚΟΥΡΓΟΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This word refers to Lycurgus, the legendary lawgiver of Sparta, or more generally, to individuals who are lawgivers or founders of legal systems, similar to Lycurgus. It is used in the plural to denote multiple such figures or a class of them.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Masculine
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
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