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|Definition=τά, (μέλπω) [[means of playing]], [[plaything]]: Hom. (only in Il.) always in plural, of an unburied corpse, [[sport]], [[plaything]], <b class="b3">κυνῶν μέλπηθρα γένοιτο</b> [[ | |Definition=τά, ([[μέλπω]]) [[means of playing]], [[plaything]]: Hom. (only in Il.) always in plural, of an unburied corpse, [[sport]], [[plaything]], <b class="b3">κυνῶν μέλπηθρα γένοιτο</b> a [[sport]] of dogs, 13.233; κυσὶν μέλπηθρα γενέσθαι 17.255. | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:47, 25 August 2023
English (LSJ)
τά, (μέλπω) means of playing, plaything: Hom. (only in Il.) always in plural, 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 κεῖνος 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. έλκηθρο)].
