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φοινίσσειν

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Γυναιξὶ πάσαις κόσμον ἡ σιγὴ φέρει → Decus affert omni mulieri silentium → Es bringt das Schweigen Zierde einer jeden Frau

Menander, Monostichoi, 83

Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)

(see also φοινίσσω): besprinkle with blood, defile with blood, stain with blood