Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek
Scripts Στρογγυλίων(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsStroggulion, Stroggylion, Strongulion
Meaning & History
Derived from the Greek noun στρογγύλιον (strongylion) or (stroggylion) meaning "round pot, flask", which itself is ultimately derived from the Greek adjective στρογγύλος (strongylos) or (stroggylos) meaning "round, spherical". Also compare the Greek verb στρογγύλλω (strongyllō) or (stroggyllō) meaning "to round off, to make round". Strongylion was the name of an ancient Greek sculptor from the 5th century BC.