ἀποφράς

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ὅτι χρὴ τοῦ μέλιτος ἄκρῳ δακτύλῳ, ἀλλὰ μὴ κοίλῃ χειρὶ γεύεσθαι → that honey should be tasted with the fingertip and not by the handful

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Transliteration A: apophrás Transliteration B: apophras Transliteration C: apofras Beta Code: a)pofra/s

English (LSJ)

άδος, ἡ, ( φράζω)

   A not to be mentioned, unlucky; ἀ. ἡμέραι, opp. καθαραὶ ἡμ., Pl.Lg.800d, cf. Lys.Fr.43.2, Plu.Alc.34, Luc.Pseudol. 12; ἀ. πύλαι at Rome, = portae nefastae, Plu.2.518b.    II rarely as masc. Adj., impious, wicked, ἄνθρωπος Eup.309; βίος Luc.Pseudol.32.