μηλοδόκος
From LSJ
πενία μόνα τὰς τέχνας ἐγείρει → poverty alone promotes skilled work, necessity is the mother of invention, necessity is the mother of all invention, poverty is the mother of invention, out of necessity comes invention, out of necessity came invention, frugality is the mother of invention
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)
