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ὀδοντοξυστήρ

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Οὔτοι συνέχθειν, ἀλλὰ συμφιλεῖν ἔφυν → I was not born to hate, but to love.

Sophocles, Antigone, 523
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Full diacritics: ὀδοντοξυστήρ Medium diacritics: ὀδοντοξυστήρ Low diacritics: οδοντοξυστήρ Capitals: ΟΔΟΝΤΟΞΥΣΤΗΡ
Transliteration A: odontoxystḗr Transliteration B: odontoxystēr Transliteration C: odontoksystir Beta Code: o)dontocusth/r

English (LSJ)

ὀδοντοξυστῆρος, ὁ, = ὀδοντοξέστης (instrument for cleaning the teeth), Hermes 38.282.

Greek Monolingual

ὀδοντοξυστήρ, ὁ (Α)
ο οδοντοξέστης.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ὀδούς, ὀδόντος + ξυστήρ «εργαλείο για ξύσιμο, χειρουργικό μαχαίρι» (πρβλ. περιξυστήρ)].