δειρόπαις
αἰὼν παῖς ἐστι παίζων, πεσσεύων∙ παιδός η βασιληίη → time is a child playing draughts; the kingship is a child's | a life-time is a child playing, playing checkers: the kingship belongs to a child | a whole human life-time is nothing but a child playing, playing checkers: the kingship belongs to a child | lifetime is a child at play, moving pieces in a game; kingship belongs to the child
English (LSJ)
αιδος, ὁ, ἡ, producing young by the neck, as weasels were supposed to do, Lyc.843.
German (Pape)
[Seite 541] ἡ, Gorgo, durch den Hals gebärend, Lycophr. 843.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
δειρόπαις: -αιδος, ὁ, ἡ, ὁ γεννῶν ἐκ τοῦ τραχήλου, ὡς ὑπετίθετο περὶ τῆς γαλῆς καὶ τῆς Γοργοῦς, Λυκόφρ. 843.
Spanish (DGE)
-παιδος que da a luz por la garganta de la comadreja, Lyc.843.
Greek Monolingual
δειρόπαις (-αιδος), η (Α)
αυτή που γεννάει από τον τράχηλο (όπως πιστευόταν για τις νυφίτσες και τη Γοργώ).
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < δειρή + παις].