μέροψ
From LSJ
Ῥᾷον παραινεῖν ἢ παθόντα καρτερεῖν → Patientiam suadere facile, non pati → Es spricht sich leichter zu, als stark zu sein im Leid
English (LSJ)
οπος, ὁ, poet. word, used only in pl. as epith. of men, derived by Gramm. from μείρομαι, ὄψ,
A dividing the voice, i. e. articulate (cf. Hsch., Sch.11.1.250), μ. ἄνθρωποι Il. l.c., Hes.Op.109, etc.; μ. βροτοί 11.2.285; μερόπεσσι λαοῖς A.Supp.90 (lyr.): hence as Subst., = ἄνθρωποι, Musae.Fr.13 D., A.Ch.1018 (anap.), E.IT1263 (lyr.), A.R.4.536, Call.Fr.418, AP7.563 (Paul. Sil.); a usage satirized by Strato Com., 1.6 sq. II in sg. and pl., bee-eater, Merops apiaster, Arist.HA615b25, Plu.2.976d; cf. εἴροψ.
