ἀμίς

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εἰς πέλαγος σπέρµα βαλεῖν καὶ γράµµατα γράψαι ἀµφότερος µόχθος τε κενὸς καὶ πρᾶξις ἄκαρπος → throwing seeds and writing letters at sea are both a vain and fruitless endeavor

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Full diacritics: ἀμίς Medium diacritics: ἀμίς Low diacritics: αμίς Capitals: ΑΜΙΣ
Transliteration A: amís Transliteration B: amis Transliteration C: amis Beta Code: a)mi/s

English (LSJ)

ίδος, ἡ,

   A chamber-pot, Hp.Loc.Hom.47, Ar.V.935, Th.633, etc., f.l. in A.Supp.842; prov., σιτία εἰς ἀμίδα μὴ ἐμβάλλειν 'cast not pearls before swine', Plu.2.12f; ἐς τὴν ἀμίδα ἐνουρεῖν 'to be suitably treated' (in contempt), Luc.Merc.Cond.4. (ἁμ- Ar.Fr.41 D.)

German (Pape)

[Seite 125] od. ἁμίς (Lex. spir. p. 210), ίδος, ἡ, Nachttopf, Ar. Th. 633; vgl. Eupol. Ath. I, 17 e; Dem. 54, 4. – Bei Aesch. Suppl. 822. 827 ch. ἐπ' ἀμίδα, wofür schon VLL. ἀμάδα gelesen haben, Kahn, Nachen; Herm. will es als ein anderes Wort mit langem α ansehen.