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Ὁπόσον τῷ ποδὶ περρέχει τᾶς γᾶς, τοῦτο χάρις → Every inch of his stature is grace

Theocritus, Idylls, 30.3
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Transliteration A: sphínktōr Transliteration B: sphinktōr Transliteration C: sfigktor Beta Code: sfi/gktwr

English (LSJ)

ορος, ὁ, poet. for

   A σφιγκτήρ 1, ib.233 (Maec.).

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

σφίγκτωρ: -ορος, ὁ, ποιητ. ἀντὶ σφιγκτήρ, γενύων σφίγκτορ’ ἐϋρραφέα Ἀνθ. Π. 6. 233.

Greek Monolingual

-ορος, ὁ, Α
(ποιητ. τ. αντί σφιγκτήρ) καθετί που σφίγγει.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < σφίγγω + επίθημα -τωρ (πρβλ. πράκ-τωρ)].