φρυνολόγος

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καλῶς δρῶν ἐξαμαρτεῖν μᾶλλοννικᾶν κακῶς → I would prefer to fail with honor than to win by evil | I prefer to fail by acting rightly rather than win by acting wrongly | Better fail by doing right, than win by doing wrong (Sophocles, Philoctetes 95)

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Full diacritics: φρῡνολόγος Medium diacritics: φρυνολόγος Low diacritics: φρυνολόγος Capitals: ΦΡΥΝΟΛΟΓΟΣ
Transliteration A: phrynológos Transliteration B: phrynologos Transliteration C: frynologos Beta Code: frunolo/gos

English (LSJ)

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   A toad-catcher, or φρυνολόχος, ὁ, (λοχάω) lying in wait for toads, a species of hawk, perh. marsh-harrier, Id.HA620a21.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

φρῡνολόγος: -ον, ὁ συλλέγων ἢ συλλαμβάνων φρύνους, ἢ φρυνολόχος, ον· (λοχάω)· ὁ ἐνεδρεύων τοὺς φρύνους. ὄνομα ἁρπακτικοῦ ὀρνέου, πιθ. εἴδους ἱέρακος, Ἀριστ. π. τὰ Ζ. Ἱστ. 9. 36. 1.