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Οὔτ' ἐν φθιμένοις οὔτ' ἐν ζωοῖσιν ἀριθμουμένη, χωρὶς δή τινα τῶνδ' ἔχουσα μοῖραν → Neither among the dead nor the living do I count myself, having a lot apart from these

Euripides, Suppliants, 968

Greek Monolingual

-η, -ο (AM ἄτροφος, -ον)
μσν.- νεοελλ.
(για γυναίκα) στείρα, άγονη
αρχ.
1. ο ατροφικός
2. ο μη θρεπτικός
3. (για γάλα) που δεν πήζει.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛΟΓΙΑ < α- στερ. + -τροφος < τρέφω.