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Πολλὰ τὰ δεινὰ κοὐδὲν ἀνθρώπου δεινότερον πέλει → There are many wondrous things in this world, but none more wondrous than humans

Sophocles, Antigone, 332-3

Greek Monolingual

-η, -ο (Α ἄκροτος, -ον)
αυτός που δεν παράγει κρότο, αθόρυβος, ακράτητος
άρχ. αυτός που δεν χειροκροτήθηκε.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < - στερητ. + κρότος.
ΠΑΡ. νεοελλ. ακροτία].