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ἐν πιθήκοις ὄντα δεῖ εἶναι πίθηκον → in Rome we do as the Romans do | when in Rome, do as the Romans do | when in Rome, do as the Romans | when in Rome, do like the Romans do | when in Rome | being among monkeys one has to be a monkey
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|Definition=τά, (μέλπω) <span class="sense" | |Definition=τά, (μέλπω) <span class="sense"> <span class="bld">A</span> [[means of playing]], [[plaything]]: Hom. (only in Il.) always in pl., of an unburied corpse, [[sport]], [[plaything]], <b class="b3">κυνῶν μέλπηθρα γένοιτο</b> [[a sport]] of dogs, <span class="bibl">13.233</span>; κυσὶν μέλπηθρα γενέσθαι <span class="bibl">17.255</span>.</span> | ||
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Revision as of 11:15, 11 December 2020
English (LSJ)
τά, (μέλπω) A means of playing, plaything: Hom. (only in Il.) always in pl., of an unburied corpse, sport, plaything, κυνῶν μέλπηθρα γένοιτο a sport of dogs, 13.233; κυσὶν μέλπηθρα γενέσθαι 17.255.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ων (τά) :
seul. au plur.
amusement, jouet.
Étymologie: μέλπω.
Greek Monolingual
μέλπηθρα, τὰ (Α)
1. (για άταφο πτώμα) λεία τών κτηνών («μὴ κεῑνος ἀνὴρ ἔτι νοστήσειεν ἐκ Τροίης, ἀλλ' αὖθι κυνῶν μέλπηθρα γένοιτο», Ομ. Ιλ.)
2. (κατά τον Ησύχ.) «μέλπηθρα
σπαράγματα, παίγνια, ἑλκύσματα».
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < μέλπω «εξυμνώ, τραγουδώ» + επίθημα -θρον (πρβλ. έλκη-θρο)].
