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Μένει δ' ἑκάστῳ τοῦθ', ὅπερ μέλλει, παθεῖν → Quod destinatum sorte, non fugies pati → Ein jeder muss das leiden, was er leiden soll

Menander, Monostichoi, 349

Greek Monolingual

-η, -ο (Α ἀκρόκαρπος, -ον) (για δέντρα) αυτός που καρποφορεί στην κορυφή.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ἀκρο- (Ι) + καρπός
η λ. πέρασε και στην ξεν. βοτανική ορολογία, πρβλ. αγγλ. acrocarpous].