σηστός

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ἀμείνω δ' αἴσιμα πάντα (Odyssey VII.310 / XV.71) → all things are better in moderation

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Transliteration A: sēstós Transliteration B: sēstos Transliteration C: sistos Beta Code: shsto/s

English (LSJ)

ἡ, (σήθω) nickname of the courtesan Phryne,

   A the sifter, because she drained her lovers of money, Herodic. ap. Ath.13.591c.    II σηστὸν καρύων Ποντικῶν, perh. name of a measure, PCair.Zen.13.22, cf. 12.9 (iii B.C.).