σαμβύκη

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κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils

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Full diacritics: σαμβύκη Medium diacritics: σαμβύκη Low diacritics: σαμβύκη Capitals: ΣΑΜΒΥΚΗ
Transliteration A: sambýkē Transliteration B: sambykē Transliteration C: samvyki Beta Code: sambu/kh

English (LSJ)

[ῡ], ἡ,

   A a triangular musical instrument with four strings, Arist.Pol.1341b1, Neanth.5 J., Juba 73; of barbaric origin, Str.10.3.17. (Aramaic sabbekhā (perh. not Semitic), with m inserted, as in Ἀμβακούμ = Habakkuk. etc.).    2 = σαμβυκίστρια, Plb.5.37.10; with pun on signf. 11, Id.8.6.6.    II an engine of like form used in sieges, Id.8.4.8, al., Bito 57.1, Plu.Marc.15, Ath.Mech.27.7, App.Mith.26.—Cf. σάμβυξ. [Penult. long in sambūca, Pers.5.95.]

German (Pape)

[Seite 860] ἡ, 1) ein dreieckiges Saiteninstrument, das die höchsten Töne hatte, aber für unedel galt, weil es durch die übertriebene Schärfe derselben und durch die Kleinheit der Saiten die Kraft auflös'te; lat. sambuca; Arist. pol. 8, 6, 11; Ath. XIV, 633 f. – 2) ein Belagerungswerkzeug von ähnlicher Gestalt, vgl. Ath. a. a. O. u. σάμβυξ.