ἈΣΚΡΑΙΟΣ, ἀσκραιος
ASKRAIOS, askraios
Sounds Like: as-KRAI-os
Translations: Ascraean, of Ascra
From the root: ἈΣΚΡΑΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This word is an epithet, meaning 'the Ascraean' or 'from Ascra'. It is famously used to refer to the ancient Greek poet Hesiod, who was born in Ascra, a village in Boeotia. It functions like an adjective describing someone's origin, but in this context, it acts as a proper noun identifying Hesiod.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 7:3
From the same root
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