δρέπανον

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χρόνος ἐστὶ δάνος, τὸ ζῆν πικρός ἐσθ' ὁ δανίσας → time is a loan, and he who lent you life is a hard creditor | time is on loan and life's lender is a prick

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Full diacritics: δρέπᾰνον Medium diacritics: δρέπανον Low diacritics: δρέπανον Capitals: ΔΡΕΠΑΝΟΝ
Transliteration A: drépanon Transliteration B: drepanon Transliteration C: drepanon Beta Code: dre/panon

English (LSJ)

τό, also δράπανον (q. v.), (δρέπω)

   A = δρεπάνη, δ. εὐκαμπές Od.18.368; χαλκέοις ἤμα δ. S.Fr.534; the usual form in Prose and Com., Hdt.1.125, etc.; δ. θεριστικόν PMagd.8.6 (iii B. C.).    2 pruning-knife, Pl.R.333d.    3 scythe, X. Cyr.6.1.30.    4 curved sword, scimitar, Hdt.5.112, 7.93, Ar.Ra.576.

German (Pape)

[Seite 666] τό (δρέπω), in Prosa die gew. Form für δρεπάνη, obwohl Moeris letzteres für attisch erkl.; Homer einmal, Odyss. 18, 368 δρέπανον εὐκαμπές, zum Grasmähen; vgl. δρεπάνη ; – Hes. Th. 162; Her. 1, 125 u. Folgde. – Uebh. = krummes Schwert, = ἅρπη, Her. 5, 112 u. sonst; die krumme Spitze des δορυδρέπανον, Pol. 22, 10, 5.