βουστροφηδόν

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πλὴν τῆς τεκούσης θῆλυ πᾶν μισῶ γένοςexcept for the one that gave birth to me, I hate the entire genus of women

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Transliteration A: boustrophēdón Transliteration B: boustrophēdon Transliteration C: voustrofidon Beta Code: boustrofhdo/n

English (LSJ)

Adv.

   A turning like oxen in ploughing; of writing from left to right and right to left alternately, Euph. ap. Harp. ὁ κάτωθεν νόμος, Paus.5.17.6, Hsch.