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λεοντοκέφαλος

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οἴνῳ τὸν οἶνον ἐξελαύνειν → chase out the wine with wine, take a hair of the dog that bit you, try to drive out the wine with wine

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Full diacritics: λεοντοκέφᾰλος Medium diacritics: λεοντοκέφαλος Low diacritics: λεοντοκέφαλος Capitals: ΛΕΟΝΤΟΚΕΦΑΛΟΣ
Transliteration A: leontoképhalos Transliteration B: leontokephalos Transliteration C: leontokefalos Beta Code: leontoke/falos

English (LSJ)

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   A lion-headed, παραιετίδες, of gargoyles, IG22.1627.303, prob. in 1666 B 19,29, cf. Luc.Herm.44:—also λεοντο-κεφᾰλή, ἡ, lion-headed gargoyle, SIG 241.107, 117 (Delph., iv B.C., in Dor. form -ά), IG42(1).102.294, 303 (Epid.).