κνηκίτης

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εἰς τετρημένον πίθον ἀντλεῖν → run water into a punctured pitcher, to the perforated jar bale water, labour in vain, labor in vain

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Full diacritics: κνηκίτης Medium diacritics: κνηκίτης Low diacritics: κνηκίτης Capitals: ΚΝΗΚΙΤΗΣ
Transliteration A: knēkítēs Transliteration B: knēkitēs Transliteration C: knikitis Beta Code: knhki/ths

English (LSJ)

[ῑ] λίθος, a kind of gem, Hermes Trism. in Rev.Phil.32.272.

Greek Monolingual

κνηκίτης, ὁ (Α)
είδος πολύτιμου λίθου.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < κνῆκος. Ο λίθος πήρε την ονομ. αυτή προφανώς από το χρώμα του].