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Μόρυχος

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Ψυχῆς γὰρ οὐδέν ἐστι τιμιώτερον → Nil reperiri carius vita potest → Kein Gut ist als das Leben wertvoller

Menander, Monostichoi, 552
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Full diacritics: Μόρῠχος Medium diacritics: Μόρυχος Low diacritics: Μόρυχος Capitals: ΜΟΡΥΧΟΣ
Transliteration A: Mórychos Transliteration B: Morychos Transliteration C: Morychos Beta Code: *mo/ruxos

English (LSJ)

ὁ, epith. of dionysus in Sicily, from μορύσσω, because his face was

   A smeared with wine lees at the vintage: prov., μωρότερος Μορύχου Sophr.94.    II as Adj. only in Adv. Comp. μορυχώτερον more obscurely, v. l. in Arist.Metaph.987a10, cf. Alex.Aphr. ad 10 c.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

Μόρῠχος: ὁ, ἐπίθ. τοῦ Διονύσου ἐν Σικελίᾳ, ἐκ τοῦ μορύσσω, ἐπειδὴ κατὰ τὸν τρυγητὸν ἤλειφον τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ διὰ τρυγὸς οἴνου, Σουΐδ.