Μαμμάκυθος
διὸ δὴ πᾶς ἀνὴρ σπουδαῖος τῶν ὄντων σπουδαίων πέρι πολλοῦ δεῖ μὴ γράψας ποτὲ ἐν ἀνθρώποις εἰς φθόνον καὶ ἀπορίαν καταβαλεῖ → And this is the reason why every serious man in dealing with really serious subjects carefully avoids writing, lest thereby he may possibly cast them as a prey to the envy and stupidity of the public | Therefore every man of worth, when dealing with matters of worth, will be far from exposing them to ill feeling and misunderstanding among men by committing them to writing
English (LSJ)
[ᾱκ], ὁ, Com. word for a
A blockhead, Ar.Ra.990 (pl.); title of play by Plato Com. or Aristagoras.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
Μαμμάκῠθος: [ᾱκ], ὁ, κωμικὴ λέξις σημαίνουσα τὸν μωρὸν ἢ ἠλίθιον, Ἀριστοφ. Βάτρ. 990· - ὁ Πλάτων ἢ ὁ Μεταγένης ἔγραψε κωμῳδίαν φέρουσαν τὸ ὄνομα τοῦτο. - Ὅμοιοι κωμικοὶ χαρακτῆρες εἶναι τά: βλιτομάμμας, συκομάμμας (ὡσαύτως ἐκ τοῦ μάμμα), Μαργίτης ἐκ τοῦ μάργος.
Greek Monotonic
Μαμμάκῠθος: [ᾰκ], ὁ, κωμική λέξη για τον ηλίθιο, τον αλαφροΐσκιωτο, σε Αριστοφ.
