στιλβάς

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κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils

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Transliteration A: stilbás Transliteration B: stilbas Transliteration C: stilvas Beta Code: stilba/s

English (LSJ)

(sc. γῆ), άδος, ἡ, A shining earth, perhaps antimony or mica, Zos.Alch.p.226 B., PHolm.1.41, 2.9.

Greek Monolingual

-άδος, ἡ, Α
(ενν. γῆ) στίλβουσα γαία, στιλπνό, λαμπερό χώμα.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < στίλβω + επίθημα -άς, -άδος (πρβλ. στιβ-άς)].