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Sophocles, Fragment 698
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Full diacritics: προμηθικῶς Medium diacritics: προμηθικῶς Low diacritics: προμηθικώς Capitals: ΠΡΟΜΗΘΙΚΩΣ
Transliteration A: promēthikō̂s Transliteration B: promēthikōs Transliteration C: promithikos Beta Code: promhqikw=s

English (LSJ)

Adv.

   A shrewdly, warily, with allusion to the name Prometheus, Ar.Av.1511.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

προμηθικῶς: Ἐπίρρ., προβλεπτικῶς, φρονίμως, εὐφυῶς, κατ’ ἀναφορὰν πρὸς τὸ ὄνομα Προμηθεύς, Ἀριστοφ. Ὄρν. 1511· συγκρ. -ώτερον, Εὐστ. Πονημάτ. 285. 16.

French (Bailly abrégé)

adv.
prudemment.
Étymologie: προμηθεύς.

Greek Monolingual

Α
επίρρ.
1. προσεκτικά, φρόνιμα
2. κατά τρόπο ευφυή.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < προμηθικός (< Προμηθεύς)].