ἀφέτης
From LSJ
λιμῷ ὅσαπερ ὄψῳ διαχρῆσθε → hunger is a good sauce, hunger is the best pickle, hunger is the best sauce, hunger is the best seasoning, hunger is the best spice
English (LSJ)
ου, ὁ, (
A ἀφίημἰ one who lets off a military engine, Plb.4.56.3. b teacher of ballistic, IG2.465.22. c starter in races, POxy.152.1 (vii A.D.). 2 Astrol., prorogator, heavenly body which determines the vital quadrant, Ptol.Tetr.131. II Pass., a freed-slave among the Spartans, Myro2.
German (Pape)
[Seite 409] ὁ, 1) der Loslassende, der Schleuderer beim Wurfgeschütz, Pol. 4, 56. – 2) der Freigelassene bei den Lacedämoniern, bei Ath. VI, 271 f.
