θαύμακτρον

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Menander, Monostichoi, 220

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Full diacritics: θαύμακτρον	Medium diacritics: θαύμακτρον	Low diacritics: θαύμακτρον	Capitals: ΘΑΥΜΑΚΤΡΟΝ
Transliteration A: thaúmaktron	Transliteration B: thaumaktron	Transliteration C: thaymaktron	Beta Code: qau/maktron

English (LSJ)

τό,

A money paid to see conjurers' tricks, Sophr.120.

[Seite 1189] τό, Sophron bei E. M. 443, 52; Schneider vermuthet θυμίακτρον, thuribulum; Passow erkl. Geld, das man Gauklern zum Lohne giebt.

θαύμακτρον: τὸ, τὸ ἀργύριον τὸ διδόμενον ὅπως ἴδῃ τις τέχνασμα θαυματοποιοῦ, Σώφρων ἐν τῷ Ἐτυμ. Μ. (πρβλ. θαῦμα Ι. 2).