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G01645

An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon Keyed to Strong's Numbers

ἐλαφρός

Alt. ἐλαφρός, ή, όν

Etym. ἐλαφρός

I. = Lat. lev-is light in weight, Il., Hdt., attic:— adv. "lightly, buoyantly", Od.

2. "light to bear, not burdensome, easy", Il.; ἐλαφρόν [ἐστι] 'tis "light, easy", Aesch., etc.; ἐν ἐλαφρῷ ποιεῖσθαί τι to make "light" of a thing, Hdt.

II. "light in moving, nimble", Lat. agilis, Hom., Aesch.; ἐλαφρὰ ἡλικία the age of "active" youth, Xen.; οἱ ἐλαφροί "light troops", Lat. levis armatura, id=Xen.

III. "lightminded, thoughtless", Eur.