ἄλογον δὴ τὸ μήτε μάχης ἄρξασθαι μήτε τοὺς φίλους φυλάξαι, ἐὰν ὑπό γε τῶν βαρβάρων ἀδικῆσθε → It is irrational neither to begin battle nor to guard the friends, if you are ever wronged by the foreigners
| Full diacritics: κνηστρίον | Medium diacritics: κνηστρίον | Low diacritics: κνηστρίον | Capitals: ΚΝΗΣΤΡΙΟΝ |
| Transliteration A: knēstríon | Transliteration B: knēstrion | Transliteration C: knistrion | Beta Code: knhstri/on |
τό, A scraper, ἰχθύων, σκυτῶν, Edict.Diocl. in IG5(1).1115Bi14, 15 (Geronthr.):—in late form κνηστρίν, ἀργυροῦν IG3.238a; cf. Gloss.
κνηστρίον, τὸ (Α)
ξέστης, τρίφτης.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < κνῆστρον + υποκορ. κατάλ. -ίον].
