νησσίον

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ἐπεὰν νῶτον ὑὸς δελεάσῃ περὶ ἄγκιστρον, μετιεῖ ἐς μέσον τὸν ποταμόν, ὁ κροκόδειλος ἵεται κατὰ τὴν φωνήν, ἐντυχὼν δὲ τῷ νώτῳ καταπίνει → when he has baited a hog's back onto a hook, he throws it into the middle of the river, ... the crocodile lunges toward the voice of a squealing piglet, and having come upon the hogback, swallows it

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Full diacritics: νησσίον Medium diacritics: νησσίον Low diacritics: νησσίον Capitals: ΝΗΣΣΙΟΝ
Transliteration A: nēssíon Transliteration B: nēssion Transliteration C: nission Beta Code: nhssi/on

English (LSJ)

τό, Dim. of νῆσσα,

   A PLond.ined.2181 (vi/vii A.D.).

Greek Monolingual

νησσίον και αττ. τ. νηττίον, τὸ (Α) νήσσα
μικρή πάπια, παπάκι.