βαρουλκός
From LSJ
οὐ δικαίως θάνατον ἔχθουσιν βροτοί, ὅσπερ μέγιστον ῥῦμα τῶν πολλῶν κακῶν → unjustly men hate death, which is the greatest defence against their many ills | men are not right in hating death, which is the greatest succour from our many ills
English (LSJ)
(sc. μηχανή), ἡ, lifting-screw, invented by Archimedes, Papp.1060, al., prob. in Vitr.10.1.1.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
βαρουλκός: (ἐνν. μηχανή), ἡ, μηχανὴ πρὸς τὸ ἕλκειν ἤ ἀνεγείρειν βάρη, ἐπινοηθεῖσα ὑπὸ τοῦ Ἀρχιμήδους, Ἥρων Μαθ.· - ὡσαύτως, βαρυολκός.
Greek Monolingual
βαρουλκός, η (Α)
(ενν. μηχανή) το βαρούλκο.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < βάρος + -ουλκός < ολκή ή ολκός < έλκω].
