ἔγνω δὲ φώρ τε φῶρα καὶ λύκος λύκον → the thief knows the thief and the wolf knows the wolf, and thief knows thief and wolf his fellow wolf, set a thief to catch a thief
| Full diacritics: ἡμίχῑον | Medium diacritics: ἡμίχιον | Low diacritics: ημίχιον | Capitals: ΗΜΙΧΙΟΝ |
| Transliteration A: hēmíchion | Transliteration B: hēmichion | Transliteration C: imichion | Beta Code: h(mi/xion |
τό, a measure,
A half a χῖον, PCair.Zen.12.17 (iii B.C.), etc.
ἡμίχιον, τὸ (Α)
πάπ. είδος μέτρου, μισό χίον.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ημι- + χίον «σταμνί κρασιού από τη Χίο»].
