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λέγεις, ἃ δὲ λέγεις ἕνεκα τοῦ λαβεῖν λέγεις → you speak, but you say what you say for the sake of gain (Menander, fr. 776)

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Greek Monolingual

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1. ζωολ. κοινή ονομασία τών δέκα περίπου ειδών ιοβόλων φιδιών του γένους vipera, η έχιδνα
2. μτφ. (για πρόσ.) πολύ κακός και ύπουλος, ιδίως μοχθηρή γυναίκα.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < αρχ. ἔχις, με επίδραση του όφις].