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Στέργει γὰρ οὐδεὶς ἄγγελον κακῶν ἐπῶν → No one loves the bearer of bad news

Sophocles, Antigone, 277

Greek Monolingual

-η, -ο (Α ἁδρόμισθος, -ον)
νεοελλ.
αυτός που παίρνει αδρή, μεγάλη αμοιβή
αρχ.
αυτός που παρέχει μεγάλα βραβεία.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ἁδρός + μισθός.
ΠΑΡ. νεοελλ. αδρομισθία].