ἀμαιμάκετος

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σιγή ποτ' ἐστὶν αἱρετωτέρα λόγου → sometimes silence is preferable to words (Menander)

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Transliteration A: amaimáketos Transliteration B: amaimaketos Transliteration C: amaimaketos Beta Code: a)maima/ketos

English (LSJ)

η, ον, also ος, ον Hes.Sc.207:—

   A irresistible, old Ep. word, also in Lyr. and Trag. (lyr.); of Chimaera, Il.6.179, 16.329; of fire vomited by her, Hes.Th.319; of fire generally, S.OT177; θάλασσα, πόντος, Hes.Sc.207, Pi.P.1.14; of ship's mast, proof against any strain, Od.14.311; of the trident, Pi.I.8(7).37; ἀ. μένος, κινηθμός, P.3.33, 4.208; νεῖκος stubborn, B.10.64; of the Furies, S.OC127; ἀ. βυθοῖς in unfathomable depths, IG3.900. [Usu. derived fr. - intens., μαιμάω, i. e. furious; but apptly. connected with ἄμαχος by Poets.]