ἀστραγαλίζω

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καλῶς δρῶν ἐξαμαρτεῖν μᾶλλοννικᾶν κακῶς → I would prefer to fail with honor than to win by evil | I prefer to fail by acting rightly rather than win by acting wrongly | Better fail by doing right, than win by doing wrong (Sophocles, Philoctetes 95)

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Full diacritics: ἀστρᾰγαλίζω Medium diacritics: ἀστραγαλίζω Low diacritics: αστραγαλίζω Capitals: ΑΣΤΡΑΓΑΛΙΖΩ
Transliteration A: astragalízō Transliteration B: astragalizō Transliteration C: astragalizo Beta Code: a)stragali/zw

English (LSJ)

   A play with ἀστράγαλοι, Pl.Ly.206e, Alc.1.110b; ἀ. ἄρτοις Cratin.165, cf. Telecl.1.14.

German (Pape)

[Seite 376] mit ἀστραγάλοις spielen, knöcheln, Plat. Lys. 206 e; Cratin. bei Ath. VI, 267 e; τινί, mit Einem, Aristaen. 1, 23.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἀστρᾰγαλίζω: ἀστραγάλοις παίζω, παίζω τὴν παιδιὰν τῶν ἀστραγάλων ἀναρρίπτω ἀστραγάλους, Πλάτ. Λύσ. 206Ε, Ἀλκ. Ι. 110Β· κωμικῶς, οἷς δὴ βασιλεὺς Κρόνος ἦν τὸ παλαιόν, ὅτε τοῖς ἄρτοις ἠστραγάλιζον, «ἔπαιζον ἀστραγάλους μὲ ψωμιά», Κρατῖνος ἐν «Πλούτοις» 2, πρβλ. Τηλεκλείδ. ἐν «Ἀμφικτύοσι» 1. 14· ἀστραγαλίζω τινί, παίζω μετά τινος ἀστραγάλους, «Ἀρισταίν. 1. 23.

French (Bailly abrégé)

impf. ἠστραγάλιζον;
jouer aux osselets.
Étymologie: ἀστράγαλος.