πελεκᾶς

Οὔκ ἔστιν οὕτω μῶρος ὃς θανεῖν ἐρᾷ → No one is so foolish that they wish to die

Sophocles, Antigone, 220

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Full diacritics: πελεκᾶς	Medium diacritics: πελεκᾶς	Low diacritics: πελεκάς	Capitals: ΠΕΛΕΚΑΣ
Transliteration A: pelekâs	Transliteration B: pelekas	Transliteration C: pelekas	Beta Code: peleka=s

English (LSJ)

ᾶντος, ὁ,

A woodpecker, as if joiner-bird (from πελεκάω), Ar. Av.884, 1155.