κοῦφος
kouphosAdjectiveG8080
light (in weight)
Full Lexicon Entry
1.light, nimble, [variant datesTragica Adespota; used by (Homer) only in neuter plural as. adverb *κοῦφα προβιβάς *stepping lightly on, (Iliad by Homer):—;metaphorically, *κουφότεραι φρένες *too buoyant, (Pindar)
2.metaphorically also light, easy, (Aeschulus Tragicus)
3.empty, unsubstantial, vain, (Sophocles Tragicus)
4.light in point of weight, opposite to βαρύς, (Plato Philosophus), etc.; *κούφα σοι χθὼν ἐπάνωθε πέσοι *may earth lie lightly on thee, sit tibi terra levis, (Euripides); of soldiers, *ὡπλισμένοι κουφοτέροις ὅπλοις *(Xenophon Historicus)
5.adverb -φως, lightly, nimbly, (Aeschulus Tragicus); κ. ἐσκευασμένοι, of soldiers, (Thucydides)
6.metaphorically lightly, with light heart, *κουφότερόν μετεφώνεε *(Odyssey by Homer); *κούφως φέρειν *to bear lightly, (Euripides); *ὡς κουφότατα φέρειν *(Herdotus Historicus)
7.lightly, with ease, (Aeschulus Tragicus)
Grammar
Part of Speech Adjective
Morphology G:A--C
DescriptionG:A--C
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