πρέσβις

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Menander, Monostichoi, 641
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Full diacritics: πρέσβις Medium diacritics: πρέσβις Low diacritics: πρέσβις Capitals: ΠΡΕΣΒΙΣ
Transliteration A: présbis Transliteration B: presbis Transliteration C: presvis Beta Code: pre/sbis

English (LSJ)

(A), εως, ὁ,

   A ambassador, πρέσβις οὐ τύπτεται οὐδὲ ὑβρίζεται Prov. ap. Sch.Il.4.394; alleged as the word of which πρέσβεως (Ar.Ach.93) is gen., Choerob. in Theod.1.233, Sch.Ar.l.c., Suid.
πρέσβ-ις (B), εως, ἡ, poet. for πρεσβεία,

   A age, κατὰ πρέσβιν according to age, h. Merc.431, Pl.Lg.855d, etc.    II aged woman, v.l. for πρεσβῦτις in Aesop.107b (pp.182,183 Chambry).    2 ambassadress, Ael. ap. Eust.738.62.