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Χρὴ τῶν ἀγαθῶν διακναιομένων πενθεῖν ὅστις χρηστὸς ἀπ' ἀρχῆς νενόμισται → When a good man is hurt, all who would be called good must suffer with him

Euripides, Alcestis, 109-11

German (Pape)

[Seite 1144] Thiere, Fleisch fressend, Ggstz καρποφάγος, Arist. pol. 1, 8.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ζῳοφάγος: ᾰ, ον, ὁ τρώγων ζωϊκὴν τροφήν, σαρκοφάγος, ἀντίθ. καρποφάγος (χορτοφάγος), Ἀριστ. Πολ. 1. 8, 5, Ζ. Μ. 4. 13, 21.

Greek Monolingual

-ο (Α ζῳοφάγος, -ον)
αυτός που τρώει κρέατα ζώων, ο σαρκοφάγος.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ζω(ο)- (ΙΙ) + -φαγος (< θ. φαγ-, πρβλ. έ-φαγ-ον, αόρ. του εσθίω].

Russian (Dvoretsky)

ζῳοφάγος: (ᾰ) питающийся мясом животных, плотоядный (τὰ μὲν ζῳοφάγα, τὰ δὲ καρποφάγα, τὰ δὲ παμφάγα, sc. θηρία Arst.).