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Γελᾷ δ' ὁ μωρός, κἄν τι μὴ γέλοιον ᾖ → The fool laughs even when there's nothing to laugh at

Menander

Greek Monolingual

ο (Α ἰξοφόρος, -ον)
ο αλειμμένος με ιξό («ἰξοφόρος δόναξ», Ομ. Ιλ.)
αρχ.
(για δέντρα) αυτός πάνω στον οποίο φύεται ιξός («ἰξοφόροι δρύες», Σοφ.).
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ἰξός + -φόρος (< φέρω), πρβλ. δορυ-φόρος, μισθο-φόρος.