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ἀλλὰ ῥῦσαι ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ τοῦ πονηροῦ → but deliver us from evil

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Greek Monolingual

ο, η, ΝΑ
1. αυτός που ρίχνει την ασπίδα του και τρέπεται σε φυγή την ώρα της μάχης, αυτός που εγκαταλείπει τα όπλα από φόβο
2. (γενικά) φυγόμαχος, δειλός.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Σύνθ. του τύπου τερψίμβροτος < ῥίπτω + ἀσπίς, -ίδος (πρβλ. μίκρ-ασπις, φέρ-ασπις)].