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ἀμπρόν

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θάνατος οὐθὲν πρὸς ἡμᾶς, ἐπειδήπερ ὅταν μὲν ἡμεῖς ὦμεν, ὁ θάνατος οὐ πάρεστιν, ὅταν δὲ ὁ θάνατος παρῇ, τόθ' ἡμεῖς οὐκ ἐσμέν. → Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are not.

Epicurus, Letter to Menoeceus
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Full diacritics: ἀμπρόν Medium diacritics: ἀμπρόν Low diacritics: αμπρόν Capitals: ΑΜΠΡΟΝ
Transliteration A: amprón Transliteration B: ampron Transliteration C: ampron Beta Code: a)mpro/n

English (LSJ)

(on the accent v. Et.Gen., Hsch.), τό,

   A rope for drawing loads, Ἐφ. Ἀρχ. 1895.59 (v B. C.), IG2.678B (iv B. C.), cf. Sch.Ar.Lys. 289.

Greek Monolingual

ἀμπρόν, το (και ἄμπρον) (Α)
σχοινί για την έλξη βαρών.

Frisk Etymological English

Grammatical information: n.
Meaning: rope for drawing loads (inscr. V-IVa)
Other forms: accent after Et. Gen., H.
Derivatives: ἀμπρεύω draw along, drag (E. ap. Phot., Call.); retrograde deriv. ἔξαμπρον team of oxen (Gloss.). - ἀμπρευτης ὄνος (S. ap. Phot.)
Origin: XX [etym. unknown]
Etymology: Unknown technical term.