ἀκέστρια
κορυδός ἐν ἀμούσοις φθέγγεται → a lark sings amid the songless | in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king | in the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king | in the valley of the blind, the one-eyed man is king
English (LSJ)
ἡ, A sempstress, Antip. Tars.Stoic. 3.254, Luc.Rh.Pr.24; ἀ., ἡ, title of play by Antiphanes: in pl., title of mime by Sophron.
German (Pape)
[Seite 71] ἡ, Näherin, Flickerin, Luc. Rhet. pr. 24: Plut. Aemil. 8.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀκέστρια: ἡ, = τῷ ἑπομ. καὶ ῥάπτρια, Λουκ. Ρητ.διδ. 24., «ἀκέστρια, ἠπήτρια», Ἡσύχ.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ας (ἡ) :
couturière, ravaudeuse.
Étymologie: ἀκέστρα.
Spanish (DGE)
-ας, ἡ
costurera, zurcidora, SEG 18.36B.3 (Atenas IV a.C.) Antip.Stoic.3.254, Plu.Aem.8.11, Galb.9, Luc.Rh.Pr.24, Gloss.2.222
•Ἀκέστριαι Costureras tít. de uno de los Mimos de mujeres de Sofrón, Sud.s.u. κάπηλος, sg. tít. de una comedia de Antífanes, Ath.402d. • DMic.: a-ke-ti-ra2 (?).
• Etimología: Cf. 1 ἀκεστής.
-ας, ἡ
mujer conocedora de remedios para curar, quizá médica, curandera o comadrona, Et.Gen.α 325, Eust.768.55, EM α 641, Et.Sym.α 391.
• Etimología: Cf. 2 ἀκεστής.
Greek Monolingual
ἀκέστρια, η (Α)
1. η γιάτρισσα ή η μαμμή
2. η ράφτρα (Λουκ. Ρητ. διδ. 24).
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Θηλυκό της λ. ἀκεστήρ].
Greek Monotonic
ἀκέστρια: ἡ (ἀκέομαι), ράφτρα, σε Λουκ.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
ἀκέστρια: ἡ штопальщица, швея Plut., Luc.
Middle Liddell
ἀκέομαι
a sempstress, Luc.
