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Χρὴ τῶν ἀγαθῶν διακναιομένων πενθεῖν ὅστις χρηστὸς ἀπ' ἀρχῆς νενόμισται → When a good man is hurt, all who would be called good must suffer with him

Euripides, Alcestis, 109-11
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Full diacritics: λυχνοῦχος Medium diacritics: λυχνοῦχος Low diacritics: λυχνούχος Capitals: ΛΥΧΝΟΥΧΟΣ
Transliteration A: lychnoûchos Transliteration B: lychnouchos Transliteration C: lychnoychos Beta Code: luxnou=xos

English (LSJ)

ὁ, (ἔχω)

   A lampstand, καὶ τὸν λ. ἔκφερ' ἐνθεὶς τὸν λύχνον Pherecr.40; διαστίλβονθ' ὁρῶμεν ὥσπερ ἐν καινῷ λ. Ar.Fr.8; ἐξελὼν ἐκ τοῦ λυχνούχου τὸν λύχνον Alex.102, cf. Lys.Fr.83.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

λυχνοῦχος: ὁ, (ἔχω) λυχνοστάτης ἐφ’ οὗ ὁ λύχνος ἐτοποθετεῖτο, καὶ τὸν λυχνοῦχον ἔκφερ’ ἐνθεὶς τὸν λύχνον Φερεκ. ἐν «Δουλοδιδασκάλῳ» 5· διαστίλβονθ’ ὁρῶμεν ὥσπερ ἐν καινῷ λυχνούχῳ Ἀριστοφ. Ἀποσπ. 114· ἐξελὼν ἐκ τοῦ λυχνούχου τὸν λύχνον Ἄλεξ. ἐν «Κηρυττομένῳ» 1, πρβλ. Λυσ. Ἀποσπ. 51, Bgk. ἐν Meineke Κωμ. Ἀποσπ. 2. σ 1060, Λοβ. Φρύν. 60.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ου (ὁ) :
flambeau ou lanterne.
Étymologie: λύχνος, ἔχω.

Greek Monolingual

λυχνοῡχος, ὁ (Α)
ο λυχνοστάτης («ἐξελὼν ἐκ τοῡ λυχνούχου τὸν λύχνον», Αλεξ.).
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < λύχνος + -οῦχος (< ἔχω)].