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θρεπτήρ

From LSJ

Ζῆν οὐκ ἄξιος, ὅτῳ μηδὲ εἷς ἐστι χρηστὸς φίλοςLife is not worth living if you do not have at least one friend.

Democritus, DK 68b22
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Transliteration A: threptḗr Transliteration B: threptēr Transliteration C: threptir Beta Code: qrepth/r

English (LSJ)

θρεπτῆρος, ὁ, feeder, rearer, of a parent or foster-parent, IG3.1401, JRS2.91 (Antioch in Pisidia), AP12.137 (Mel.): pl., IG14.1722: as adjective, θ. ἀγοστός Nonn. D.3.387.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1217] ῆρος, ὁ, Ernährer; Mel. 72 (XII, 137); Nonn. 3, 385.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ῆρος (ὁ) :
qui nourrit, qui élève.
Étymologie: τρέφω.

Greek Monolingual

θρεπτήρ, -ῆρος, ὁ, θηλ. θρέπτειρα (Α) τρέφω
αυτός που ανατρέφει.

Greek Monotonic

θρεπτήρ: -ῆρος, ὁ (τρέφω),
I. αυτός που ανατρέφει, σε Ανθ. Π

Russian (Dvoretsky)

θρεπτήρ: ῆρος ὁ кормилец Anth.

Middle Liddell

θρεπτήρ, ῆρος, τρέφω
a feeder, rearer, Anth.