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Ἄνθρωπος ὢν ἥμαρτον· οὐ θαυμαστέον → Being human I made a mistake; there is nothing remarkable about it.

Menander, Fragmenta, 499

Greek Monolingual

-α, -ο
1. αυτός που ανήκει στην κεφαλή
2. αυτός που έχει σχήμα κεφαλής («κεφαλήσιο τύρι» — το κεφαλοτύρι).
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < κεφαλή + επιθετ. κατάλ. -ήσιος (πρβλ. καρυδ-ήσιος, φιδ-ήσιος)].