ἄφρα
From LSJ
ὀλιγαρχία δὲ τῶν μὲν κινδύνων τοῖς πολλοῖς μεταδίδωσι͵ τῶν δ΄ ὠφελίμων οὐ πλεονεκτεῖ μόνον, ἀλλὰ κτλ. → But an oligarchy gives the many a share of the danger, and not content with the largest part takes and keeps the whole of the profit (Thucyd. 6.39)
English (LSJ)
ἡ, a kind of
A plaster, Aët.15.14.
Spanish (DGE)
-ας, ἡ medic. un tipo de emplasto Aët.15.14 (p.53).
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: f.
Meaning: kind of plaster (Aët. 15, 14).
Origin: GR [a formation built with Greek elements]
Etymology: Perh. a shortening of ᾽Αφροδίτη in the same sense (Aetius).
Frisk Etymology German
ἄφρα: {áphra}
Grammar: f.
Meaning: Art Pflaster (Aët. 15, 14).
Etymology : Ohne Etymologie.
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