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    Symbasileus ton Rhomaioktonon Member Maion Maroneios's Avatar
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    Default Re: Hellenistic rulers: conceivable epithets

    Quote Originally Posted by Tellos Athenaios View Post
    I'm not sure, because I did not check with a dictionary, but it sounds like you have quite a few adjectives consisting of 2 words.
    Aha, that's correct... So?

    Quote Originally Posted by Tellos Athenaios View Post
    An example would be "Aaptos" (which is A-aptos). Note that these have only 2 diclensions: m/f and n. That is: the masculine form and the feminine form are exactly the same!
    I know it's A-aptos. It's from apto (which means touch) and with the a before the word, it means 'untouchable'. In other words, invincible. As for the sane form, I'm not sure about that. I'll have to check it

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