φρενοφθόρος

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ψυχῆς πείρατα ἰὼν οὐκ ἂν ἐξεύροιο πᾶσαν ἐπιπορευόμενος ὁδόν· οὕτω βαθὺν λόγον ἔχει → one would never discover the limits of soul, should one traverse every road—so deep a measure does it possess

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Greek (Liddell-Scott)

φρενοφθόρος: -ον, ὁ τὰς φρένας φθείρων, καταστρέφων, ὁ μωρίαν ἐπιφέρων, μωραίνων, ὁ Πισίδ. εἰς τὸν Μάταιον βίον 123.

Greek Monolingual

-ον, Μ
αυτός που καταστρέφει τα λογικά, που επιφέρει φρενοπάθεια.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < φρήν, φρενός + -φθόρος (< φθείρω), πρβλ. θυμο-φθόρος, ψυχοφθόρος.