σφάλμα

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ἀθρόαις πέντε δραπὼν νύκτεσσιν ἔν θ' ἁμέραις ἱερὸν εὐζοίας ἄωτον → for five whole nights and days, culling the sacred excellence of joyous living | reaping the sacred bloom of good living for five full nights and as many days

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Full diacritics: σφάλμα Medium diacritics: σφάλμα Low diacritics: σφάλμα Capitals: ΣΦΑΛΜΑ
Transliteration A: sphálma Transliteration B: sphalma Transliteration C: sfalma Beta Code: sfa/lma

English (LSJ)

ατος, τό,

   A trip, stumble, false step, AP7.634 (Antiphil.), Man.4.289.    2 a glide, in a surgical operation, Heliod. ap. Orib. 49.8.38, Ruf. ib.49.28.13.    II metaph.,    1 fall, failure, defeat, Hdt.7.6, 9.9, Th.5.14 (pl.), etc.; σφάλματα ποιοῦντες causing losses, Pl.Plt.298b.    2 fault, error, Hdt.1.207, 7.10.ζ ; τὰ πρόσθε σ. E.Andr.54, Supp.416, cf. Pl.Tht.168a, R.487b, Phld.Rh.1.348 S., Gal.6.68.