λαβροβόρος

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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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Transliteration A: labrobóros Transliteration B: labroboros Transliteration C: lavrovoros Beta Code: labrobo/ros

English (LSJ)

ον,    A ravenously devouring, στόματα Pancrat.Oxy. 1085.18.

Greek Monolingual

λαβροβόρος, -ον (Α)
αυτός που τρώγει με βουλιμία, λαίμαργος, αδηφάγος.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < λάβρος + -βόρος (< βορά), πρβλ. αιμο-βόρος, θηρο-βόρος].