τριγέρων

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: τριγέρων	Medium diacritics: τριγέρων	Low diacritics: τριγέρων	Capitals: ΤΡΙΓΕΡΩΝ
Transliteration A: trigérōn	Transliteration B: trigerōn	Transliteration C: trigeron	Beta Code: trige/rwn

English (LSJ)

οντος, ὁ, ἡ,

A triply old, i. e. very old, τ. μῦθος τάδε φωνεῖ 'tis a thrice-told tale, A.Ch.314 (anap.); τ. Νέστωρ AP7.144, cf. 157.

τρῐγέρων: -οντος, ὁ, ἡ, τριπλασίως γέρων ἢ τρὶς γέρων, δηλ. ὑπεργήρως, τριγέρων μῦθος τάδε φωνεῖ, μῦθος τρὶς ἢ πολλάκις λεχθείς, παμπάλαιος, Αἰσχύλ. Χο. 314˙ τρ. Νέστωρ Ἀνθ. Π. 7, 144, πρβλ. 157˙ οἶνος Εὐστ. Πονήμ. 304. 70.

οντος (ὁ, ἡ)
trois fois vieux, très vieux.
Étymologie: τρίς, γέρων.