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Οὔτ' ἐν φθιμένοις οὔτ' ἐν ζωοῖσιν ἀριθμουμένη, χωρὶς δή τινα τῶνδ' ἔχουσα μοῖραν → Neither among the dead nor the living do I count myself, having a lot apart from these

Euripides, Suppliants, 968

Greek Monolingual

και νταβάς, ο (Μ νταβατζής και νταουτζής)
νεοελλ.
εραστής και εκμεταλλευτής ιεροδούλων, γυναικών που ασκούν την πορνεία
μσν.
(νομ.) ο ενάγων.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < τουρκ. davaci «συνήγορος» < dava «δίκη»].