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τετράετα

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Ὁ δὲ μὴ δυνάμενος κοινωνεῖν ἢ μηδὲν δεόμενος δι' αὐτάρκειαν οὐθὲν μέρος πόλεως, ὥστε θηρίον θεός → Whoever is incapable of associating, or has no need to because of self-sufficiency, is no part of a state; so he is either a beast or a god

Aristotle, Politics, 1253a25
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Full diacritics: τετράετα Medium diacritics: τετράετα Low diacritics: τετράετα Capitals: ΤΕΤΡΑΕΤΑ
Transliteration A: tetráeta Transliteration B: tetraeta Transliteration C: tetraeta Beta Code: tetra/eta

English (LSJ)

[ᾱ], τά, (ἀετός IV) a form of vaulting, consisting of four triangular surfaces, Arch.Anz.19.8 (Milet.).

Greek Monolingual

τὰ, Α
τύπος αψίδας που αποτελούνταν από τέσσερεις τριγωνικές επιφάνειες.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < τετρ(α)- + ἀετός «αέτωμα»].