ἀπόπτισμα

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ἐπεὰν νῶτον ὑὸς δελεάσῃ περὶ ἄγκιστρον, μετιεῖ ἐς μέσον τὸν ποταμόν, ὁ κροκόδειλος ἵεται κατὰ τὴν φωνήν, ἐντυχὼν δὲ τῷ νώτῳ καταπίνει → when he has baited a hog's back onto a hook, he throws it into the middle of the river, ... the crocodile lunges toward the voice of a squealing piglet, and having come upon the hogback, swallows it

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Full diacritics: ἀπόπτισμα Medium diacritics: ἀπόπτισμα Low diacritics: απόπτισμα Capitals: ΑΠΟΠΤΙΣΜΑ
Transliteration A: apóptisma Transliteration B: apoptisma Transliteration C: apoptisma Beta Code: a)po/ptisma

English (LSJ)

ατος, τό, (πτίσσω)

   A chaff, husks, dub.l. for ἀπόπρισμα, Arist.Mir.841a16.