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πολύπικρος

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Λύπης ἰατρός ἐστιν ἀνθρώποις λόγος – For men reason is a healer of grief – Für Menschen ist der Trauer Arzt allein das WortMaeroris unica medicina oratio.

Menander, Sententiae, 452
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Full diacritics: πολύπικρος Medium diacritics: πολύπικρος Low diacritics: πολύπικρος Capitals: ΠΟΛΥΠΙΚΡΟΣ
Transliteration A: polýpikros Transliteration B: polypikros Transliteration C: polypikros Beta Code: polu/pikros

English (LSJ)

ον,

   A very keen or bitter: neut. pl. as Adv., Od.16.255: regul.Adv. -κρως Eust.1801.35.

German (Pape)

[Seite 668] sehr bitter, sehr schmerzhaft; μὴ πολύπικρα καὶ αἰνὰ βίας ἀποτίσεαι, adverbial, Od. 16, 255. – Adv., Eust.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

πολύπικρος: -ον, ὁ πολὺ δριμὺς ἢ πικρός· πολύπικρα ὡς ἐπίρρ., = πολὺ πικρῶς, Ὀδ. Π. 255· ὁμαλ. ἐπίρρ. πολυπίκρως, Εὐστ. 1801. 35.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ος, ον :
très amer.
Étymologie: πολύς, πικρός.

English (Autenrieth)

neut. pl. as adv., very bitterly, Od. 16.255†.