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1 intellect
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2 Genius
subs.Familiar spirit: P. and V. δαίμων, ὁ or ἡ, P. δαιμόνιον, τό.Disposition: P. διάθεσις, ἡ.Intellectual power: P. and V. γνώμη, ἡ, σύνεσις, ἡ, σοφία, ἡ, φρόνησις, ἡ.Have a genius for: P. εὐφυὴς εἶναι πρός (acc.) or εἰς (acc.).If I must speak the truth without reserve I should not hesitate to call him the evil genius of all that perished thereafter: P. εἰ μηδὲν εὐλαβηθέντα τἀληθὲς εἰπεῖν δέοι, οὐκ ἂν ὀκνήσαιμι ἔγωγε κοινὸν ἀλιτήριον τῶν μετὰ ταῦτα ἀπολωλότων ἁπάντων εἰπεῖν (Dem. 280).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Genius
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