ἀποδέκτης
τὸ μὴ γενέσθαι κρεῖσσον ἢ φῦναι βροτοῖς → not existing is better for mortals than being born, not to be born is better than life for mortals
English (LSJ)
ου, ὁ,
A receiver: in pl., financial officials, established by Cleisthenes, IG2.38, D.24.162, Arist.Ath.48, Pol.1321b33, Harp.: also at Thasos, IG12(8).608; in Egypt, σίτου Ostr.1217; ἀχύρου POxy.43riii 8 (iii A. D.), cf. Poll.8.114; ἀ. τῶν πολιτικῶν χρημάτων Jahresh.21/2 Beibl.255 (ii A. D.):—hence ἀποδεκ-τεύω, hold office of ἀποδέκτης, IG12(8).391,610 (Thasos).
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀποδέκτης: -ου, ὁ, ὁ δεχόμενος, ὁ λαμβάνων: ἀπὸ τῶν χρόνων τοῦ Κλεισθένους ἀποδέκται ἐλέγοντο ἄρχοντες ἐν Ἀθήναις, οἵτινες διεδέχθησαν τοὺς κωλακρέτας καὶ ἐπλήρωνον τοὺς δικαστάς, Συλλογ. Ἐπιγρ. 84. 19, Δημ. 750. 24, Ἀριστ. Πολιτικ. 6. 8, 1· ἴδε Ἁρπ. ἐν λ., Βοίκχ. Π. Οἰ. 1. 214: - ὡσαύτως ἐν Θάσῳ, Συλλογ. Ἐπιγρ. 2. 163β.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ου (ὁ) :
c. ἀποδεκτήρ.
Étymologie: ἀποδέχομαι.
