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ῥύπτειρα

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Ποιητὴς, ὁπόταν ἐν τῷ τρίποδι τῆς Μούσης καθίζηται, τότε οὐκ ἔμφρων ἐστίν → Whenever a poet is seated on the Muses' tripod, he is not in his senses

Plato, Laws, 719c
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Full diacritics: ῥύπτειρα Medium diacritics: ῥύπτειρα Low diacritics: ρύπτειρα Capitals: ΡΥΠΤΕΙΡΑ
Transliteration A: rhýpteira Transliteration B: rhypteira Transliteration C: rypteira Beta Code: r(u/pteira

English (LSJ)

as if fem. of ῥυπτήρ (which is only

   A f.l. for ἀρυτήρ in Dsc. 2.74), that cleanses from dirt, ῥ. κονίη soap, lye, v.l. for θρύπτειρα in Nic. Al.370.

German (Pape)

[Seite 852] ἡ, fem. zu ῥυπτήρ, Wäscherinn, reinigend, κονία, Nic. Al. 370.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ῥύπτειρα: οἱονεὶ θηλ. τοῦ ῥυπτὴρ (ὅπερ εἶναι ἁπλῶς πλημμ. γραφὴ παρὰ τῷ Διοσκ. 2. 84 ἀντὶ ἀρυτήρ), ἡ ἀπὸ τοῦ ῥύπου καθαρίζουσα, ῥ. κονία, σάπων, Νικ. Ἀλεξιφ. 370.