σφονδύλη

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νύμφην τ' ἄνυμφον παρθένον τ' ἀπάρθενον → wife unwed and virgin that is no virgin | bride that is no bride, virgin that is virgin no more | virgin wife and widowed maid | unwed bride and ravished virgin

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Full diacritics: σφονδύλη Medium diacritics: σφονδύλη Low diacritics: σφονδύλη Capitals: ΣΦΟΝΔΥΛΗ
Transliteration A: sphondýlē Transliteration B: sphondylē Transliteration C: sfondyli Beta Code: sfondu/lh

English (LSJ)

[ῡ], ἡ,

   A an insect which lives on the roots of plants, prob. a kind of beetle, which has a strong smell when attacked, Ar. Pax1078(hex.), cf. Arist.HA542a10 (v.l. σπονδύλη), 604b19, Thphr. HP9.14.3.    II σπονδύλη· ἡ γαλῆ παρ' Ἀττικοῖς, Hsch.