ὀρφοβότης

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ἀπὸ λεπτοῦ μίτου τὸ ζῆν ἤρτηται → life hangs by a thin thread

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Transliteration A: orphobótēs Transliteration B: orphobotēs Transliteration C: orfovotis Beta Code: o)rfobo/ths

English (LSJ)

ου, ὁ,

   A = ὀρφανοτρόφος, and ὀρφο-βοτία, ἡ, the care or education of orphans, Hsch., who also cites ὤρφωσεν (fr. ὀρφόω) for ὠρφάνισεν.