δέλτα

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ἀλλ' ἐσθ' ὁ θάνατος λοῖσθος ἰατρός κακῶν → but death is the ultimate healer of ills

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Full diacritics: δέλτα Medium diacritics: δέλτα Low diacritics: δέλτα Capitals: ΔΕΛΤΑ
Transliteration A: délta Transliteration B: delta Transliteration C: delta Beta Code: de/lta

English (LSJ)

τό, indecl.,

   A the letter δέλτα: gen. δέλτατος Democr.20. (Hebr. dāleth 'door'.)    II anything shaped like a Δ, esp. island formed by the mouths of a large river, as the Nile, Hdt.2.13, etc.; of the Indus, Str.15.1.33, Arr.An.5.4.1, etc.    2 adverbially, δ. παρατετιλμέναι Ar.Lys.151.    III = δελτωτόν, Ptol.Tetr.27.

German (Pape)

[Seite 544] τό, indecl., 1) der vierte Buchstab des griechischen Alphabets, Xen. Mem. 4, 2, 13, s. oben δ. – 2) der zwischen den Nilarmen liegende Theil Unterägyptens, von seiner dreieckigen Gestalt, Her. u. A. – 3) = αἰδοῖον γυναικεῖον, Ar. Lys. 151.