ὀξύπεινος

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μηδὲν κοτυλίζειν, ἀλλὰ καταπάττειν χύδην → not to sell by the cupful, but to dole out indiscriminately | not to sell by retail but wholesale

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Full diacritics: ὀξῠπεινος Medium diacritics: ὀξύπεινος Low diacritics: οξύπεινος Capitals: ΟΞΥΠΕΙΝΟΣ
Transliteration A: oxýpeinos Transliteration B: oxypeinos Transliteration C: oksypeinos Beta Code: o)cu/peinos

English (LSJ)

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   A ravenously hungry, ravenous, greedy, of the eagle, Arist.HA619b29 ; of persons, Antiph.276, Eub.10.4 : metaph., πρὸς τοὺς λόγους ὀ. Plu.2.512f, cf. Cic.Att.2.12.2 :—later ὀξῠ-πείνης, ου, ὁ, of one who eats between meals, Anon.in EN182.9 ; τένθης λέγεται ὁ ὀ. καὶ προτένθης Procl.ad Hes.Op.522.