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Λέων

Λέων

See also: λέων

Ancient Greek

Proper noun

Λέων (Léōn) m (genitive Λέοντος); third declension

  1. Leon, a Greek name meaning "lion"
  2. Leo, the Latin adaptation of the Greek name

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Greek

Λέων

Proper noun

Λέων (Léon) m

  1. Leo (male given name)
  2. (astronomy, astrology) Leo (constellation)

λέων

λέων

See also: Λέων

Ancient Greek

Λίθινος τῆς Δήλου λέων

Noun

λέων (léōn) m (genitive λέοντος); third declension

  1. lion
    πολλοὶ μὲν γὰρ λέουσι τῶν ἀνδρῶν εἴξασι καὶ Κενταύροις καὶ τοιούτοισιν ἑτέροις (Plato, Polit. 291.a.9)
  2. One having the characteristics of a lion (positive or negative): savage, noble, brave.

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Alternative forms of the dative plural include λείουσι (late Epic) and λεόντεσσι.

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Greek

Alternative forms

Noun

λέων (léon) m (plural λέοντες)

  1. Katharevousa form of λιοντάρι (liontári, lion, brave man)