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Sophocles, Fragment 698
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Full diacritics: πύκᾰ Medium diacritics: πύκα Low diacritics: πύκα Capitals: ΠΥΚΑ
Transliteration A: pýka Transliteration B: pyka Transliteration C: pyka Beta Code: pu/ka

English (LSJ)

[ῠ], poet. Adv.,

   A v. πυκνός B. 111.

German (Pape)

[Seite 815] poet. adv. von πυκός, = πυκινῶς, fest, dicht; Λυκίων πύκα θωρηκτάων, Il. 12, 317, wie Τρώων 15, 689; πύλας πύκα στιβαρῶς ἀραρυίας, 12, 454; σάκεος πύκα ποιητοῖο, 18, 608; oft von Gebäuden, Zimmern; auch πύκα φρονεῖν, 9, 554. 14, 217; πύκα τρέφειν, sorgfältig auferziehen, 5, 70. Vgl. πυκινός.

French (Bailly abrégé)

adv.
en masse compacte :
1 solidement;
2 serré, dru;
3 fig. avec consistance, prudemment, sagement ; avec soin.
Étymologie: πύξ.