ἑωλοκρασία

From LSJ
Revision as of 22:00, 8 February 2013 by Spiros (talk | contribs) (CSV import)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

λύχνον μεθ᾿ ἡμέραν ἅψας περιῄει λέγων “ἄνθρωπον ζητῶ” → He lit a lamp in broad daylight and said, as he went about, “I am looking for a human

Source
Click links below for lookup in third sources:
Full diacritics: ἑωλοκρᾱσία Medium diacritics: ἑωλοκρασία Low diacritics: εωλοκρασία Capitals: ΕΩΛΟΚΡΑΣΙΑ
Transliteration A: heōlokrasía Transliteration B: heōlokrasia Transliteration C: eolokrasia Beta Code: e(wlokrasi/a

English (LSJ)

ἡ, (κρᾶσις)

   A mixture of dregs, heel-taps, etc., with which the drunken were dosed at the end of a revel by their strongerheaded companions: metaph., ἑωλοκρασίαν τινά μου τῆς πονηρίας κατασκεδάσας having discharged the stale dregs of his rascality over me, D.18.50, cf. Harp., Luc.Symp.3; also, = κραιπάλη, ἐμμένει τὸ . . δυσάρεστον, ὥσπερ ἑ. τις ὕβρεως ἢ ὀργῆς Plu.2.148a.