δρῦς
drusNoun (Feminine)G6972
an oak
Full Lexicon Entry
1.originally a tree (which indeed comes from the same Root), commonly the oak, Lat. quercus, (Homer), etc.; sacred to Zeus, who gave his oracles from the oaks of Dodona, (Odyssey by Homer);—;hence, *αἱ προσήγοροι δρύες *(Aeschulus Tragicus):—;proverbial, *οὐ γὰρ ἀπὸ δρυός ἐσσι οὐδ᾽ ἀπὸ πέτρης *thou art no foundling from tree or rock, i. e. thou hast parents and a country, (Odyssey by Homer); *οὐ νῦν ἐστιν ἀπὸ δρυὸς οὐδ᾽ ἀπὸ πέτρης ὀαρίζειν *'tis no time now to talk at ease from tree or rock, (Iliad by Homer)
2.of other trees, *πίειρα δρῦς *the resinous wood (of the pine), (Sophocles Tragicus); of the olive, (Euripides)
3.metaphorically a wornout old man, [variant datesAnthology Palantina
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)
Morphology G:N-F
DescriptionGreek Noun, Feminine
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