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μυρόπνους

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Νέµουσι δ' οἴκους καὶ τὰ ναυστολούµενα ἔσω δόµων σῴζουσιν, οὐδ' ἐρηµίᾳ γυναικὸς οἶκος εὐπινὴς οὐδ' ὄλβιος → They manage households, and save what is brought by sea within the home, and no house deprived of a woman can be tidy and prosperous

Euripides, Melanippe Captiva, Fragment 6.11

French (Bailly abrégé)

ους, ουν :
qui exhale des parfums, parfumé, embaumé.
Étymologie: μύρον, πνέω.

Greek Monolingual

μυρόπνους και μυρίπνους, -ουν και -οος, -οον (Α)
αυτός που πνέει ευώδη μύρα, που μυρίζει, που ευωδιάζει («μυρίπνοα άνθη»).
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < μύρον + πνόος / πνοῦς (πρβλ. ροδό-πνους)].

Middle Liddell

μυρό-πνους, ουν
breathing sweet unguents, Anth.