ξυλοσπόγγιον

οὐ δικαίως θάνατον ἔχθουσιν βροτοί, ὅσπερ μέγιστον ῥῦμα τῶν πολλῶν κακῶν → unjustly men hate death, which is the greatest defence against their many ills | men are not right in hating death, which is the greatest succour from our many ills

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Full diacritics: ξῠλοσπόγγιον	Medium diacritics: ξυλοσπόγγιον	Low diacritics: ξυλοσπόγγιον	Capitals: ΞΥΛΟΣΠΟΓΓΙΟΝ
Transliteration A: xylospóngion	Transliteration B: xylospongion	Transliteration C: ksylospoggion	Beta Code: culospo/ggion

English (LSJ)

τό,

A sponge on a stick, Hippiatr.69,100.

[Seite 281] τό, dim. zum Folgdn, Sp.

ξυλοσπόγγιον, τὁ, ἡ ξυλόσπογγος, ὁ (Α)
σπόγγος δεμένος στο άκρο ξύλου.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ξυλον + σπογγίον.