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ηλοκόπος

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Ῥίζα γὰρ πάντων τῶν κακῶν ἐστιν ἡ φιλαργυρίαRoot of all the evils is the love of money (Radix omnium malorum est cupiditas)

The Bible, 1 Timothy, 6:10

Greek Monolingual

ἡλοκόπος, ὁ (Α), σιδηρουργός που κατασκευάζει καρφιά.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ήλος «καρφί» + -κοπος (< κόπος «κοπή»), πρβλ. αργυρο-κόπος, ξυλο-κόπος.