κεραυνοσκοπείον

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ἐν πιθήκοις ὄντα δεῖ εἶναι πίθηκον → in Rome we do as the Romans do | when in Rome, do as the Romans do | when in Rome, do as the Romans | when in Rome, do like the Romans do | when in Rome | being among monkeys one has to be a monkey

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Greek Monolingual

κεραυνοσκοπεῑον, τὸ (Α)
μηχάνημα με το οποίο παραγόταν τεχνητά η βροντή κεραυνού στη σκηνή του θεάτρου.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < κεραυνός + -σκοπεῖον (< -σκόπος < σκοπός < σκέπτομαι), πρβλ. αστερο-σκοπείον, μετεωρο-σκοπείον].