τρώκτης

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Ἔρως, ὅ κατ' ὀμμάτων στάζεις πόθον → Eros who drips desire into the eyes

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Full diacritics: τρώκτης Medium diacritics: τρώκτης Low diacritics: τρώκτης Capitals: ΤΡΩΚΤΗΣ
Transliteration A: trṓktēs Transliteration B: trōktēs Transliteration C: troktis Beta Code: trw/kths

English (LSJ)

ου, ὁ, (τρώγω)

   A gnawer, mibbler: but in Od.14.289, 15.416, Phoenician traffickers are called τρῶκται, greedy knaves; so τ. σφόδρ' ἐστίν Com.Adesp.606; and Gramm. explain τρώκτης by φάγος, φιλοκερδής, πανοῦργος, ἀπατεών, Hsch., Phot., Eust.1757.51; φιλοχρήματοι καὶ τ. Philostr.Her.Prooem.1.    2 as Adj., τρῶκται χεῖρες greedy hands, of a usurer, AP9.409 (Antiphan., dub. cj.).    II a sea-fish with sharp teeth, = ἀμία (q.v.), Ael.NA1.5.