μέλπηθρα

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ὁ μὴ δαρεὶς ἄνθρωπος οὐ παιδεύεται → spare the rod and spoil the child | οne who hasn't been flayed is not being taught | if the man was not beaten, he is not educated | the man, who was not paddled, is not educated

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Full diacritics: μέλπηθρα Medium diacritics: μέλπηθρα Low diacritics: μέλπηθρα Capitals: ΜΕΛΠΗΘΡΑ
Transliteration A: mélpēthra Transliteration B: melpēthra Transliteration C: melpithra Beta Code: me/lphqra

English (LSJ)

τά, (μέλπω) means of playing, plaything: Hom. (only in Il.) always in plural, of an unburied corpse, sport, plaything, κυνῶν μέλπηθρα γένοιτο a sport of dogs, 13.233; κυσὶν μέλπηθρα γενέσθαι 17.255.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ων (τά) :
seul. au plur.
amusement, jouet.
Étymologie: μέλπω.

Greek Monolingual

μέλπηθρα, τὰ (Α)
1. (για άταφο πτώμα) λεία τών κτηνών («μὴ κεῖνος ἀνὴρ ἔτι νοστήσειεν ἐκ Τροίης, ἀλλ' αὖθι κυνῶν μέλπηθρα γένοιτο», Ομ. Ιλ.)
2. (κατά τον Ησύχ.) «μέλπηθρα
σπαράγματα, παίγνια, ἑλκύσματα».
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < μέλπω «εξυμνώ, τραγουδώ» + επίθημα -θρον (πρβλ. έλκηθρο)].