βαλλαντιοτόμος
From LSJ
λόγος γέ τοί τις ἔστι τῶν γεραιτέρων, ὅσ' ἂν ἀνόητ' ἢ µῶρα βουλευσώµεθα, ἅπαντ' ἐπὶ τὸ βέλτιον ἡµῖν ξυµφέρειν → there is in fact a saying among the elders, that whatever thoughtless, stupid decisions we make, they all turn out for the best for us
English (LSJ)
ὁ, A cutpurse, footpad, Ecphantid.4, TeleclId.15, Aeschin.3.207, v.l. in Pl.R.552d (leg. βαλλαντιᾱτόμοι (βαλ- codd. AF)); τοῖσι βαλλαντιοτόμοις, prob. for τοῖς βαλαντιοτόμοις, Ar.Ra.772.
French (Bailly abrégé)
c. βαλαντιοτόμος.
Spanish (DGE)
-ου, ὁ
• Alolema(s): βαλαντιοτόμος Philostr.VA 4.22
cortabolsas, ratero Ecphantid.5, Telecl.16, Ar.Ra.772, Pl.R.552d, Aeschin.3.207, Philostr.l.c.
Greek Monotonic
βαλλαντιοτόμος: ὁ (τέμνω), αυτός που κόβει μικρά τσαντάκια, βαλ(λ)λάντια, σε Αριστοφ., Πλάτ.
Middle Liddell
Dutch (Woordenboekgrieks.nl)
βαλλαντιοτόμος -ου, ὁ beurzensnijder, dief, zakkenroller.
