κατατριακοντουτίζω

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ἔργοισι χρηστός, οὐ λόγοις ἔφυν μόνον → a friend in deeds, and not in words alone

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Com. word in Ar.Eq.1391, alluding to the σπονδαὶ τριακοντούτιδες, personified upon the stage as courtesans, with an obscene pun upon ἀκοντίζω (i.e. περαίνω).