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φιλόδυρτος

From LSJ

Ἓν οἶδα, ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα → I know only one thing, that I know nothing | all I know is that I know nothing.

Diogenes Laertius, Lives of the Philosophers, Book 2 sec. 32.
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Full diacritics: φῐλόδυρτος Medium diacritics: φιλόδυρτος Low diacritics: φιλόδυρτος Capitals: ΦΙΛΟΔΥΡΤΟΣ
Transliteration A: philódyrtos Transliteration B: philodyrtos Transliteration C: filodyrtos Beta Code: filo/durtos

English (LSJ)

φιλόδυρτον, = φιλόδυρμος (fond of lamentation), A. Supp. 68 (lyr.) ; cf. φιλόδυρμος.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1279] gern, gewöhnlich wehklagend, Aesch. Suppl. 66.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

φιλόδυρτος: любящий сетовать, т. е. жалобный (Ἰαόνιοι νόμοι Aesch.).

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

φῐλόδυρτος: -ον, ὁ ἀγαπῶν νὰ ὀδύρηται, Αἰσχύλ. Ἱκ. 69.

Greek Monolingual

-ον, Α
(ποιητ. τ.) αυτός που του αρέσει να οδύρεται, να θρηνεί.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < φιλ(ο)- + ὀδυρτός (< ὀδύρομαι)].