βωμολοχία

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ἰχθύς ἐκ τῆς κεφαλῆς ὄζειν ἄρχεται → the fish stinks from the head, a fish rots from the head down, the fish rots from the head down, fish begin to stink at the head, the fish stinks first at the head, corruption starts at the top, the rot starts at the top

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Full diacritics: βωμολοχία Medium diacritics: βωμολοχία Low diacritics: βωμολοχία Capitals: ΒΩΜΟΛΟΧΙΑ
Transliteration A: bōmolochía Transliteration B: bōmolochia Transliteration C: vomolochia Beta Code: bwmoloxi/a

English (LSJ)

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   A mendicancy, Poll. 3.111.    2 coarse jesting, buffoonery, ribaldry. Pl.R.606c, Arist. EN1108a24, Plu.Lyc.12, etc.