διαμέλλησις

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: διαμέλλησις	Medium diacritics: διαμέλλησις	Low diacritics: διαμέλλησις	Capitals: ΔΙΑΜΕΛΛΗΣΙΣ
Transliteration A: diaméllēsis	Transliteration B: diamellēsis	Transliteration C: diamellisis	Beta Code: diame/llhsis

English (LSJ)

εως, ἡ,

A postponement, procrastination, πολλὴν δ. φυλακῆς long postponement of precautionary measures, Th.5.99, cf. D.C.Fr.40.21.

[Seite 589] ἡ, das Zaudern; δ. ποιεῖσθαι, Thuc. 5, 99.