εἰλίονες

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κρατίστην εἶναι δημοκρατίαν τὴν μήτε πλουσίους ἄγαν μήτε πένητας ἔχουσαν πολίτας → the best democracy is that in which the citizens are neither very rich nor very poor (Thales/Plutarch)

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Full diacritics: εἰλίονες Medium diacritics: εἰλίονες Low diacritics: ειλίονες Capitals: ΕΙΛΙΟΝΕΣ
Transliteration A: eilíones Transliteration B: eiliones Transliteration C: eiliones Beta Code: ei)li/ones

English (LSJ)

poet. pl., =

   A brothers-in-law, whose wives are sisters, Pollux 3.32. (Prob. metri gr. for Ελίονες, cf. ἀέλιοι, OIcel. svilar (same meaning), Skt. syālás 'wife's brother'?)