κρηπίς
krēpisNoun (Feminine)G8094
a bank
Full Lexicon Entry
1.a half-boot, (Xenophon Historicus):—; *κρηπῖδες *soldiers' boots, i. e. soldiers themselves, (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus)
2.generally, a groundwork, foundation, basement of a temple or altar, (Herdotus Historicus), etc.:—;metaphorically, *κρηπὶς σοφῶν ἐπέων *(Pindar); *οὐδέπω κρηπὶς κακῶν ὕπεστι *we have not yet got to the bottom of misery, (Aeschulus Tragicus); ἡ *ἐγκράτεια ἀρετῆς κρηπίς *self-control is the foundation of virtue, (Xenophon Historicus)
3.the walled edge of a river, a quay, Lat. crepido, (Herdotus Historicus)
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)
Morphology G:N-F
DescriptionGreek Noun, Feminine
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