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ὀρχμαί

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κρείσσων γὰρ ἦσθα μηκέτ' ὢν ἢ ζῶν τυφλός → thou wert better not alive, than living blind | you were better not alive, than living blind

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Transliteration A: orchmaí Transliteration B: orchmai Transliteration C: orchmai Beta Code: o)rxmai/

English (LSJ)

φραγμοί, καλαμῶνες, φάραγγες, σπῆλυγξ, Hsch. : ὀρχμούς· λοχμῶδες καὶ ὄρειον χωρίον, οὐκ ἐπεργαζόμενον, Lex.Rhet.Cant.p.29 Meier. (Cf. ὀρχάμη.)

Greek Monolingual

ὀρχμαί (Α)
(κατά τον Ησύχ.) «φραγμοί, καλαμῶνες, φάραγγες, σπῆλυγξ».
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ὄρχος + κατάλ. -μή].