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Ποιητὴς, ὁπόταν ἐν τῷ τρίποδι τῆς Μούσης καθίζηται, τότε οὐκ ἔμφρων ἐστίν → Whenever a poet is seated on the Muses' tripod, he is not in his senses

Plato, Laws, 719c

Greek Monolingual

το (Μ καπόνιν)
ευνουχισμένος πετεινός
νεοελλ.
ναυτ. εξάρτημα του πλοίου που χρησιμεύει για ανάρτηση και στήριξη αντικειμένων, η επωτίδα.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ιταλ. cappone (< λατ. capo)].