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Στέργει γὰρ οὐδεὶς ἄγγελον κακῶν ἐπῶν → No one loves the bearer of bad news

Sophocles, Antigone, 277

Greek Monolingual

κρόνιππος, ὁ (Α)
μτφ. (ως υβριστικό) παλιάλογο («σὺ δ' εἶ κρόνιππος», Αριστοφ.).
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < Κρόνος μτφ. «ανόητος, μωρός» + ἵππος.