δρακοντίτης

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ὁ αὐτὸς ἔφησε τὸν μὲν ὕπνον ὀλιγοχρόνιον θάνατον, τὸν δὲ θάνατον πολυχρόνιον ὕπνονPlato said that sleep was a short-lived death but death was a long-lived sleep

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Full diacritics: δρᾰκοντίτης Medium diacritics: δρακοντίτης Low diacritics: δρακοντίτης Capitals: ΔΡΑΚΟΝΤΙΤΗΣ
Transliteration A: drakontítēs Transliteration B: drakontitēs Transliteration C: drakontitis Beta Code: drakonti/ths

English (LSJ)

[ῑ] (sc. λίθος), ου, ὁ,

   A dragon-stone, conferring sharp vision, Ptol.Chenn.p.192 W.

Spanish (DGE)

-ου, ὁ mineral. dragontites piedra preciosa que según los antiguos se encuentra en la cabeza de las serpientes, Solin.30.16, Isid.Etym.16.14.7 (llamada tb. por Plinio draconitis siue dracontias Plin.HN 37.158), confiere una capacidad de visión extraordinaria ἣν καὶ δίκορον ... γενέσθαι, τὸν δρακοντίτην κτησαμένην ref. la esposa de Giges, Abas 2.