σκοτούρα

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ἐάν μή διδάξητε περί ἀρετὴς τούς τό ἀργύριον κλέψαντας, οὐ ταξόμεθα οἱ ὁπλῖται → if you don't teach those who have stolen money a lesson on moral virtue, we, the hoplites, will not line up

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Greek Monolingual

η, Ν
1. ζάλη, σκοτοδίνη
2. μτφ. συνεχής ενόχληση, μπελάς, δυσάρεστη και επίμονη φροντίδα («έχει ένα σωρό σκοτούρες η δόλια»).
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < σκότος + κατάλ. -ούρα (πρβλ. χασ-ούρα)].