μηλοδόκος
From LSJ
Τραφὲν ὄρεσι καὶ φάραγξιν ἀγρίαις, κήρυξ πέφυκα τῆς λόγου ὑμνῳδίας. Φωνήν μὲν οὐκ ἔναρθρον, εὔηχον δ' ἔχω (Byzantine riddle) → Raised in the mountains and wild ravines, I have become the herald of hymns that are sung. I have no articulate voice...
English (LSJ)
ον,
A sheep-receiving, i.e. in sacrifice, Πυθών Pi.P.3.27.
German (Pape)
[Seite 173] Schaafe empfangend als Opfer, Pind. P. 3, 27, Πυθών.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
μηλοδόκος: -ον, ὁ δεχόμενος πρόβατα, π.χ. εἰς θυσίαν, ἐπὶ τοῦ ἐν Δελφοῖς Ἀπόλλωνος, Πινδ. Π. 3. 48, πρβλ. Εὐρ. Ἴωνα 228.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ος, ον :
qui reçoit des brebis en sacrifice.
Étymologie: μῆλον¹, δέκομαι.
English (Slater)
μηλοδόκος, -ον
1 receiving sheep (for sacrifice) ἐν δ' ἄρα μηλοδόκῳ Πυθῶνι (P. 3.27)
