λέπιον

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τὰ σῦκα σῦκα, τὴν σκάφην δὲ σκάφην ὀνομάζειν → call a spade a spade | speak the truth | speak straight from the shoulder | give it straight from the shoulder | give the straight goods | not to mince matters | not to mince words | not mince words | call things by their right names | call a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel | call a shovel a shovel | call a spade a spade, not a big spoon

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Full diacritics: λέπιον Medium diacritics: λέπιον Low diacritics: λέπιον Capitals: ΛΕΠΙΟΝ
Transliteration A: lépion Transliteration B: lepion Transliteration C: lepion Beta Code: le/pion

English (LSJ)

τό, Dim. of λέπος, thin rind, scurf, Hp.Coac.458; λ. τοῦ ἄρτου Sor.1.80.

German (Pape)

[Seite 29] τό, dim. zu λέπος, kleine Schuppe, dünne Rinde, Schorf, Hippocr. u. a. Medic.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

λέπιον: τό, λεπτὸς φλοιός, «φλοῦδα», Ἱππ. Κωακ. Προγν. 192.

Greek Monolingual

λέπιον, τὸ (ΑM, Μ και λέπιο)
βλ. λέπι.