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Ποιητὴς, ὁπόταν ἐν τῷ τρίποδι τῆς Μούσης καθίζηται, τότε οὐκ ἔμφρων ἐστίν → Whenever a poet is seated on the Muses' tripod, he is not in his senses

Plato, Laws, 719c
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Transliteration A: píthōn Transliteration B: pithōn Transliteration C: pithon Beta Code: pi/qwn

English (LSJ)

[ῐ], ωνος, ὁ,

   A little ape, Babr.56.4: καλὸς π. παρὰ παισίν Pi.P.2.72, cf. Sostrat. ap. Eust.1665.53.

German (Pape)

[Seite 614] ὁ, = πίθηκος, Schmeichler, Pind. P. 2, 72; Sostrat. bei Eust.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

πίθων: ὁ, ὁ μικρὸς πίθηκος, Βάβρ. 56. 4· ἐν χρήσει ἐπὶ κόλακος Πινδ. Π. 2. 132, πρβλ. Σώστρατ. παρ’ Εὐστ. 1665. 53.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ωνος (ὁ) :
c. πίθηκος.

English (Slater)

πῐθων
   1 monkey καλός τοι πίθων παρὰ παισίν, αἰεὶ καλός (P. 2.72)

Greek Monolingual

-ωνος, ὁ, Α
1. μικρός πίθηκος, μαϊμουδάκι
2. κόλακας.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Υποκορ. του πίθ-ηκ-ος, με επίθημα -ων, -ωνος (πρβλ. δρόμ-ων, τρίβ-ων)].