κροκοδιλοτάφιον

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κράτιστοι δ᾽ ἂν τὴν ψυχὴν δικαίως κριθεῖεν οἱ τά τε δεινὰ καὶ ἡδέα σαφέστατα γιγνώσκοντες καὶ διὰ ταῦτα μὴ ἀποτρεπόμενοι ἐκ τῶν κινδύνων → the bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it | and they are most rightly reputed valiant who, though they perfectly apprehend both what is dangerous and what is easy, are never the more thereby diverted from adventuring

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Full diacritics: κροκοδῑλοτάφιον Medium diacritics: κροκοδιλοτάφιον Low diacritics: κροκοδιλοτάφιον Capitals: ΚΡΟΚΟΔΙΛΟΤΑΦΙΟΝ
Transliteration A: krokodilotáphion Transliteration B: krokodilotaphion Transliteration C: krokodilotafion Beta Code: krokodilota/fion

English (LSJ)

[ᾰ], τό,

   A burial-place of sacred crocodiles, PGrenf.2.14 (d) (iii B. C.), PTeb.88.4 (ii B. C., κορκ-), BGU1303.9 (i B. C.).

Greek Monolingual

κροκοδιλοτάφιον και κορκοδιλοτάφιον, τὸ (Α)
τόπος ταφής ή τάφος ιερών κροκοδείλων.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < κροκόδιλος + -τάφιον (< τάφιος < τάφος), πρβλ. κενο-τάφιον, κηπο-τάφιον].