πέπων — pépōn: a ripe gourd or melon (classical usage; source of Latin pepo)
Lemma: πέπων
noun
noun
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Added May 18, 2026
Definition
Ripe, fully matured; by extension, well-developed or at its prime (often of fruit, crops, or a person’s age and condition).
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Grammatical Analysis
"πέπων — pépōn: a ripe gourd or melon (classical usage; source of Latin pepo)"
Normalized lemma: πέπων
Verb type check: not applicable (non-finite verbal adjective used as a noun); underlying verb is not a -μι verb (from πέπτω/πεσ- ‘to ripen, become ripe’)
Case: nominative
Number: singular
Gender: masculine
Declension: 3rd declension (stem in -οντ-; nominative singular in -ων from *-οντς)
Participle details: perfect active participle, nominative singular masculine (πέπων < *πεπ-οντ-)