δουροδόκος
From LSJ
οὐκ ἐν τῷ πολλῷ τὸ εὖ, ἀλλ' ἐν τῷ εὖ τὸ πολύ → good is not found in plenty but plenty in good, quality matters more than quantity
English (LSJ)
ὁ, one of the principal beams of the roof, Harp. s.v. στρωτήρ, EM 731.10.
Spanish (DGE)
-ου, ὁ
• Alolema(s): δορο- Sud.s.u. στρωτήρ, EM 731.10G.
viga τὰ μικρὰ δοκίδια τὰ ἐπάνω τῶν δουροδόκων τιθέμενα στρωτῆρας ἔλεγον Did.CP p.320, Sud.l.c., EM l.c.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
δουροδόκος: ὁ, μία τῶν κυριωτάτων δοκῶν τῆς ὀροφῆς, «τὸ ξύλον τὸ ὑποδεχόμενον τῆς οἰκίας τὸν ὄροφον» Ἁρποκρ., Σουΐδ.· ἴδε Müller Archäol. d. Kunst § 283.
