ζήτρειον

From LSJ

ἢ λέγε τι σιγῆς κρεῖττον ἢ σιγὴν ἔχε → either say something better than silence or keep silence (Menander)

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Transliteration A: zḗtreion Transliteration B: zētreion Transliteration C: zitreion Beta Code: zh/treion

English (LSJ)

or ζητρεῖον, τό, a place of punishment for slaves at Chios, Eup.19D., Theopomp.Com.63, cf. EM411.33, Eust.837.44: ζήτριον, prob. in Herod.5.32, cf. Choerob. ap. EM l.c.: metaph. in dat. pl. -ίοις, 'treadmills', dub. in Phld.Oec.p.44J.:—the forms ζώστειον, Ar.Fr.93; ζώντειον or ζητρ-εῖον, Poll.3.78, Zonar.; ζώτειον, EM414.40 are incorrect.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ζήτρειον: ἢ -εῖον, τό, τόπος ἔνθα ἐκολάζοντο οἱ δοῦλοι ἐν Χίῳ, Εὔπολ. ἐν Ἀδήλ. 46, Θεόπομπ. Κωμ. ἐν Ἀδήλ. 1· ἴδε Ε. Μ. 411. 33, Εὐστ. 837. 44· γραφόμενον ζώστειον, ἐν Ἀριστοφ. Ἀποσπ. 66b, ζώντειον ἢ -εῖον ἐν Πολυδ. Γ΄, 78, Ζωναρ.· ζώτειον ἐν Ε. Μ. 414. 40. - Ὁ ὀρθὸς τύπος φαίνεται ὅτι εἶναι ζητρ-, ἂν ὁ Ἡσύχ. ὀρθῶς ἀναφέρῃ τὸ ζητρὸς μετὰ τῆς ἑρμηνείας δήμιος.