ἑκατόμπους

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Χθὼν πάντα κομίζει καὶ πάλιν κομίζεται → Nam terra donat ac resorbet omnia → Die Erde alles bringt, sich wieder alles nimmt

Menander, Monostichoi, 539
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Full diacritics: ἑκᾰτόμπους Medium diacritics: ἑκατόμπους Low diacritics: εκατόμπους Capitals: ΕΚΑΤΟΜΠΟΥΣ
Transliteration A: hekatómpous Transliteration B: hekatompous Transliteration C: ekatompous Beta Code: e(kato/mpous

English (LSJ)

ποδος, ὁ, ἡ,

   A hundred-footed: in S. OC718 (lyr.), ἑκατόμποδες Νηρηΐδες, some take it literally to mean the 50 Nereids (the number assigned to them by Hes.Th.264, Pi.I.6(5).6, A.Fr.174, E.IT427), others the 100 Nereids (Pl.Criti. 116e), others merely to express a notion of multitude.