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ἐπικέρνης

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Λύπης ἰατρός ἐστιν ἀνθρώποις λόγος – For men reason is a healer of grief – Für Menschen ist der Trauer Arzt allein das WortMaeroris unica medicina oratio.

Menander, Sententiae, 452
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Transliteration A: epikérnēs Transliteration B: epikernēs Transliteration C: epikernis Beta Code: e)pike/rnhs

English (LSJ)

ου, ὁ, A cupbearer, Ps.-Callisth.3.31 (v.l.). (Cf. pincerna.)

Greek Monolingual

ἐπικέρνης, ὁ (AM)
1. ο οινοχόος
2. (στο Βυζάντιο) τίτλος αξιωματούχου ο οποίος υπηρετεί τον αυτοκράτορα κατά το γεύμα.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < λατ. pincerna «οινοχόος». Μαρτυρείται και τ. πιγκέρνης].