δάπτης
From LSJ
νεκρὸν ἐάν ποτ' ἴδηις καὶ μνήματα κωφὰ παράγηις κοινὸν ἔσοπτρον ὁρᾶις· ὁ θανὼν οὕτως προσεδόκα → whenever you see a body dead, or pass by silent tombs, you look into the mirror of all men's destiny: the dead man expected nothing else | if you ever see a corpse or walk by quiet graves, that's when you look into the mirror we all share: the dead expected this
English (LSJ)
ου, ὁ,
A eater, bloodsucker, δάπταις αἱμοπώταισιν, of gnats, Lyc.1403.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
δάπτης: -ου, ὁ, ὁ κατατρώγων, τὸ αἷμα πίνων, δάπταις αἱμοπώτῃσιν, ἐπὶ τῶν κωνώπων, Λυκόφρ. 1403.
