λαφύκτης

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ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην, πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → hard it is to learn the mind of any mortal or the heart, 'till he be tried in chief authority | it is impossible to know fully any man's character, will, or judgment, until he has been proved by the test of rule and law-giving

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Full diacritics: λαφύκτης Medium diacritics: λαφύκτης Low diacritics: λαφύκτης Capitals: ΛΑΦΥΚΤΗΣ
Transliteration A: laphýktēs Transliteration B: laphyktēs Transliteration C: lafyktis Beta Code: lafu/kths

English (LSJ)

ου, ὁ,

   A gourmand, Arist.EE1232a16.

German (Pape)

[Seite 19] ὁ, Schlemmer, eigtl. der gierig hinunterschlingt, Prasser, Ath. XI, 485 a, οἱ εἰς τὰς μέθας καὶ τὰς ἀσωτίας πολλὰ ἀναλίσκοντες.

Greek Monolingual

λαφύκτης, ὁ (Α) λαφύσσω
αυτός που καταβροχθίζει άπληστα, λαίμαργος άνθρωπος.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

λᾰφύκτης: ου ὁ обжора, лакомка Arst.