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Μολὼν λαβέCome and take them

Plutarch, Apophthegmata Laconica 225C12

Greek Monolingual

το / τετράβηλον, ΝΜ
τα τέσσερα βήλα, δηλαδή τεμάχια υφάσματος, που κρέμονται στις τέσσερεις πλευρές του κιβωρίου πάνω από την Αγία Τράπεζα
μσν.
τετράγωνος πέπλος.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < τετρ(α)- + βῆλον «ύφασμα, καλύπτρα»].