ποινουργός
From LSJ
τί ἦ μοι ταῦτα περὶ δρῦν ἢ περὶ πέτρην → but what is this to me, about an oak or a rock | but what are these things about a tree or a rock to me | why all this about trees and rocks | why all this about what we have nothing to do with | but why am I off on this tangent
English (LSJ)
ὁ, A executioner, Lyd.Mag.3.60.
German (Pape)
[Seite 652] ὁ, Vollzieher der Strafe, Io. Lyd. de magistr. 3, 60.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ποινουργός: ὁ, (*ἔργω) δήμιος, Ἰω. Λυδ. περὶ Ἀρχ. Πολιτικ. 3. 60.
Greek Monolingual
ὁ, ΜΑ
εκτελεστής της ποινής, δήμιος.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ποινή + -ουργός (< ἔργον).
