λυχνοποιός
δρυὸς πεσούσης πᾶς ἀνὴρ ξυλεύεται → when the oak falls, everyone cuts wood | when an oak has fallen, every man gathers wood | on the fall of an oak, every man gathers wood | when an oak has fallen, every man becomes a woodcutter | one takes advantage of somebody who has lost his strength | one takes advantage of somebody who has lost his power | when the tree is fallen, every man goes to it with his hatchet
English (LSJ)
ὁ, maker of lamps or lanterns, Ar.Pax690, Philetaer.4, Cat.Cod.Astr.8(4).215.
French (Bailly abrégé)
οῦ (ὁ) :
fabricant de lampes.
Étymologie: λύχνος, ποιέω.
Greek Monolingual
ο (Α λυχνοποιός)
ο κατασκευαστής λύχνων ή λυχνιών.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < λύχνος + -ποιός(< ποιῶ)].
Greek Monotonic
λυχνοποιός: -όν (ποιέω), κατασκευαστής λύχνων ή φαναριών, σε Αριστοφ.
German (Pape)
Leuchten, Lampen machend; Ar. Pax 690; Philetaer. bei Ath. XI.474d.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
λυχνοποιός: ὁ изготовитель светильников, ламповый мастер Arph.
