κρεάγρα
τὸ βέλτερον κακοῦ καὶ τὸ δίμοιρον αἰνῶ, καὶ δίκᾳ δίκας ἕπεσθαι, ξὺν εὐχαῖς ἐμαῖς, λυτηρίοις μηχαναῖς θεοῦ πάρα → I approve the better kind of evil, the two-thirds kind, and that, in accordance with my prayers, through contrivances bringing salvation at the god’s hand
English (LSJ)
ἡ, (κρέας, ἀγρέω)
A flesh-hook, to take meat out of the pot, Ar.Eq.772 (ubi v. Sch.), V.1155, Anaxipp.6.2, LXX 1 Ki.2.14, PLond. 2.191.10 (ii A. D.), etc.: generally, hook to seize or drag by, Ar.Ec. 1002.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
κρεάγρα: ἡ, (κρέας, ἀγρέω) περόνη ἢ λαβὶς δι’ ἥς τὸ κρέας ἐλαμβάνετο ἐκ τῆς χύτρας, Ἀριστοφ. Ἱππ. 772 (ἔνθα ἴδε τὸν Σχολ.), Σφ. 1155, Ἀνάξιππ. ἐν «Κιθαρῳδῷ» 1· καθόλου ἄγκιστρον δι’ οὗ λαμβάνει τις καὶ σύρει τι, ἁρπάγη, Λατ. harpago, Ἀριστοφ. Ἐκκλ. 1002.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ας (ἡ) :
crochet ou fourchette pour tirer la viande du pot.
Étymologie: κρέας, ἀγρέω.
