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μεσοπύργιον

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Ἓν οἶδα, ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα → I know only one thing, that I know nothing | all I know is that I know nothing.

Diogenes Laertius, Lives of the Philosophers, Book 2 sec. 32.
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Full diacritics: μεσοπύργιον Medium diacritics: μεσοπύργιον Low diacritics: μεσοπύργιον Capitals: ΜΕΣΟΠΥΡΓΙΟΝ
Transliteration A: mesopýrgion Transliteration B: mesopyrgion Transliteration C: mesopyrgion Beta Code: mesopu/rgion

English (LSJ)

τό,    A wall between two towers, curtain, Ph.Bel.83.12 (pl.), Plb.9.41.1, D.S.17.24.

German (Pape)

[Seite 139] τό, Raum zwischen zwei Thürmen, Pol. 9, 81 D. Sic. 17, 24, vgl. μεταπύργιον.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

μεσοπύργιον: τό, τὸ τεῖχος τὸ μεταξὺ δύο πύργων, Πολύβ. 9. 41, 1, Διόδ. 17. 24.

Greek Monolingual

μεσοπύργιον, τὸ (Α)
το τείχος μεταξύ δύο πύργων.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < μεσ(ο)- + πύργος (πρβλ. προ-πύργιον)].

Russian (Dvoretsky)

μεσοπύργιον: τό досл. промежуток между двумя башнями, воен. куртина Polyb.