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1 Barren
adj.Desolate: P. and V. ἐρῆμος.Bare of trees: P. ψιλός.Of land: P. and V. ἄκαρπος.Of females: P. and V. ἄτοκος (Plat.). V. ἄτεκνος, ἄγονος (also Plat., met.), ἄκυμων, χέρσος, στεῖρος, Ar. and P. στέριφος (Plat.).Childless: P. and V. ἄπαις.Make barren, v. trans.: P. and V. ἐξαμβλοῦν.Barren of: P. and V. ἐρῆμος (gen.). κενός (gen.).His pyre is barren of honours: V. πυρὰ δὲ χέρσος ἀγλαϊσμάτων (Eur., El. 325).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Barren
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2 Sterile
adj.Desolate: P. and V. ἐρῆμος.Of females: see Barren.Vain, barren of result: P. ἄπρακτος, P. and V. ἀνήνυτος (Plat.).Empty: P. and V. μάταιος, κενός.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Sterile
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3 Unfruitful
adj.Of land: P. and V. ἄκαρπος.Of females: P. and V. ἄτοκος (Plat.), V. ἄτεκνος, ἄγονος (also Plat. met.), ἀκύμων, χέρσος, στεῖρος, Ar. and P. στέριφος; see Barren.Childless: P. and V. ἄπαις.Empty: P. and V. κενός, μάταιος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Unfruitful
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4 lay waste
(to make (a piece of land) into barren country by burning and plundering.) ερημώνω
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