ἔκπυστος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐκπῠνθᾰ́νομαι (ekpŭnthắnomai) +‎ -τος (-tos).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ἔκπῠστος • (ékpŭstosm or f (neuter ἔκπῠστον); second declension

  1. heard of, discovered
    • 460 BCE – 395 BCE, Thucydides, 3 30:
      ἐμοὶ δοκεῖ πλεῖν ἡμᾶς ἐπὶ Μυτιλήνην πρὶν ἐκπύστους γενέσθαι
      emoì dokeî pleîn hēmâs epì Mutilḗnēn prìn ekpústous genésthai
      it seems best to me for us to sail to Mytilene before we are discovered

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