μουσοκόλαξ

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πείθεται πᾶς ἥδιον ἢ βιάζεται (Dio Cassius, Historiae Romanae 8.36.3) → it's always more pleasant to be persuaded than to be forced

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Full diacritics: μουσοκόλαξ Medium diacritics: μουσοκόλαξ Low diacritics: μουσοκόλαξ Capitals: ΜΟΥΣΟΚΟΛΑΞ
Transliteration A: mousokólax Transliteration B: mousokolax Transliteration C: mousokolaks Beta Code: mousoko/lac

English (LSJ)

ᾰκος, ὁ,

   A courtier of the Muses, D.H.7.9.

German (Pape)

[Seite 211] ακος, ὁ, Musenschmeichler, D. Hal. 7, 9.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

μουσοκόλαξ: -ᾰκος, ὁ, ὁ τὰς Μούσας κολακεύων, θεραπεύων, Διον. Ἁλ. 7. 9.

Greek Monolingual

μουσοκόλαξ, -ακος, ὁ (Α)
αυτός που υπηρετεί τις Μούσες.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < μοῦσα + κόλαξ (πρβλ. αυλο-κόλαξ)].