ἕρπηλα

ὁ λαγὼς τὸν περὶ τῶν κρεῶν τρέχει → save one's bacon, save one's neck, save one's skin

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Full diacritics: ἕρπηλα	Medium diacritics: ἕρπηλα	Low diacritics: έρπηλα	Capitals: ΕΡΠΗΛΑ
Transliteration A: hérpēla	Transliteration B: herpēla	Transliteration C: erpila	Beta Code: e(/rphla

English (LSJ)

a kind of A shellfish, Numen. ap. Ath.7.306c (v.l. ἕρπιλαν); ἑρπήλας δολιχήποδας Id. ap. eund.7.305a (v.l. ἕρπηνας).