μητρόξενος
μούνη γὰρ ἄγειν οὐκέτι σωκῶ λύπης ἀντίρροπον ἄχθος → I have no longer strength to bear alone the burden of grief that weighs me down, I no longer have the strength to hold up alone the weight of grief that pushes against me, I no longer have the strength to counterbalance alone the weight of grief that acts as counterweight, I have no longer strength to balance alone the counterpoising weight of sorrow
English (LSJ)
(Dor. ματρόξενος Hsch.), ὁ, bastard, Poll.3.21.—Rhod. word, acc. to Sch.E. Alc.989.
German (Pape)
[Seite 180] ὁ, der Bastard, VLL.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
μητρόξενος: -ον, νόθος, «τὸν δὲ νόθον καὶ μητρόξενον ἔνιοι καλοῦσι» Πολυδ. Γ΄, 21· - Ροδία λέξις, κατὰ τὸν Σχόλ. εἰς Εὐρ. Ἄλκ. 1001, πρβλ. Ἡσύχ.
Greek Monolingual
μητρόξενος, δωρ. τ. ματρόξενος, -ον (Α)
νόθος γιος.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < μήτηρ, μητρός + ξένος.
