ερειψίτοιχος

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ἐνίοις τὸ σιγᾶν κρεῖττόν ἐστι τοῦ λαλεῖν → for some people silence is better than words (Menander)

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Greek Monolingual

ἐρειψίτοιχος, -ον (Α)
αυτός που καταστρέφει, που γκρεμίζει τους τοίχους («δωμάτων ἐρειψίτοιχοι», Αισχύλ.).
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < έρειψις «γκρέμισμα» (< ερείπω) + τοίχος].