πλακουντᾶς
From LSJ
μή, φίλα ψυχά, βίον ἀθάνατον σπεῦδε, τὰν δ' ἔμπρακτον ἄντλει μαχανάν → Oh! my soul do not aspire to eternal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible. | Do not yearn, O my soul, for immortal life! Use to the utmost the skill that is yours. | Do not, my soul, strive for the life of the immortals, but exhaust the practical means at your disposal.
English (LSJ)
ᾶ, ὁ, = πλακουντάριος (maker of cakes, pastry-cook, pastry chef), POxy. 1495.7 (iv AD).
Greek Monolingual
-ᾱ, ὁ, Α
πλακουντάριος.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < πλακοῦς, -οῦντος + κατάλ. -ᾶς (πρβλ. μαχαιρ-άς)].
