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τερπνός (terpnos)

terpnos

delightful

G9423 · Greek · New Testament · 0 verses

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Koine Greek
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New Testament
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Definition

Definition

1. delightsome, delightful, pleasant, agreeable, glad , (Theognis Elegiacus), etc.; τὸ τερπνόν delight, pleasure , (Thucydides); τὰ τερπνά delights, pleasures , (Xenophon Historicus)
2. of persons, αὑτῷ τερπνός with joy to himself, (Sophocles Tragicus):—;comparative and Sup. τερπνότερος, -ότατος, (Theognis Elegiacus); later, -ιστος:—;adverb τερπνῶς, (Theognis Elegiacus) (ML)