ἀλκαία

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ἄνθρωπός ἐστι πνεῦμα καὶ σκιὰ μόνον → human being is only a breath and a shadow, man is but a breath and a shadow

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Full diacritics: ἀλκαία Medium diacritics: ἀλκαία Low diacritics: αλκαία Capitals: ΑΛΚΑΙΑ
Transliteration A: alkaía Transliteration B: alkaia Transliteration C: alkaia Beta Code: a)lkai/a

English (LSJ)

   A tail, esp. of lion, Ael.NA5.39, Sch.A.R.4.1614; generally, Com.ib.cit., Call.Fr.317, Opp.H.5.264.    II vervain mallow, Malva moschata, Dsc.3.1476:—also ἀλκαῖον, τό, Hsch.

German (Pape)

[Seite 99] ἡ, der Schweif des Löwen (Schol. Nic. Th. 123 κυρίως τοῦ λέοντος οὐρὰ ἀλκαία καλεῖται, ὅτι δι' αὐτῆς ἑαυτὸν ἐγείρει εἰς τὴν ἀλκήν), Ael. H. A. 5, 39. 16, 10. Bei Ap. Rh. 4, 1613 u. Nic. Th. 123 steht jetzt ὁλκαίη. Allgemeiner soll es Callim. frg. 317 gebraucht haben. Eigtl. fem. von

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἀλκαία: ἡ, ἡ οὐρὰ τοῦ λέοντος, Αἰλ. περὶ Ζ. 5. 39., Ὀππ. Ἁ. 5. 264· πρβλ. ὁλκαία.