μελίκηρα

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Ἔοικα γοῦν τούτου γε σμικρῷ τινι αὐτῷ τούτῳ σοφώτερος εἶναι, ὅτι ἃ μὴ οἶδα οὐδὲ οἴομαι εἰδέναι → I seem, then, in just this little thing to be wiser than this man at any rate, that what I do not know I do not think I know either

Plato, Apology 21d
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Full diacritics: μελίκηρᾰ Medium diacritics: μελίκηρα Low diacritics: μελίκηρα Capitals: ΜΕΛΙΚΗΡΑ
Transliteration A: melíkēra Transliteration B: melikēra Transliteration C: melikira Beta Code: meli/khra

English (LSJ)

[ῐ], ἡ,

   A spawn of the murex, as being like a honeycomb, Arist. HA546b19.    2 gloss on κοπρίων (v.l. for κηρίων), Gal.19.113.    II = μελικηρίς II, Pherecr.25.

German (Pape)

[Seite 123] ἡ, die Eier od. die Brut der Purpurschnecken, von der Gestalt, da sie den κηρίοις der Bienen ähnlich sind, Arist. H. A. 5, 15, ποιοῦσι τὴν καλουμένην μελίκηραν, wie Bekker schreibt u. jetzt auch Ath. III, 88 c steht; v. l. μελικήραν, auch τὰ μελίκηρα. S. μελίκηρον. Ein Honigkuchen, Phereer. bei Ath. XIV, 648 b.