κορβάν

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εὐκαταφρόνητός ἐστι σιγηρὸς τρόπος → a way of life disposed to silence is contemptible (Menander)

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Greek Monolingual

κορβᾱν (Α)
άκλ. προσφορά στον θεό, ανάθημα, αφιέρωμα («κορβᾱν, ὅ έστι δῶρον, ὃ ἐὰν ἐξ ἐμοῡ ὠφεληθῇς», ΚΔ).
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < εβρ. korvan «δώρο»].