Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The typical genus of the family Agrionidæ or group Agrionina. A. saucium is red, variegated with black.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of several
damselflies of the genus Agrion.
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Examples
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The wild ass is called onager because "ass" in Greek is onus and "wild" is agrion.
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The wild ass is called onager because "ass" in Greek is onus and "wild" is agrion.
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* meli agrion, hou he geusis en tou manna, hos enkris en elaio:
The Life of Jesus Christ in Its Historical Connexion and Historical Developement. 1789-1850 1870
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(Greek: andr 'epeleusesthai megalên epieimenon alkên, agrion, oute dikas en eidota oute themistas.)] [Footnote 14: Horace, _Epode_ xvi.
The Unity of Civilization Various
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[89] In the Ebionitish recension of Matthew, we find the food of John described as meli agrion, hou he geusis en tou manna, hos enkris en elaio ( "it had the taste of manna, as a cake baked in oil."
The Life of Jesus Christ in Its Historical Connexion and Historical Developement. 1789-1850 1870
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