ἑκατόμπους

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Ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → It is impossible to know the spirit, thought, and mind of any man before he be versed in sovereignty and the laws

Sophocles, Antigone, 175-7
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Full diacritics: ἑκᾰτόμπους Medium diacritics: ἑκατόμπους Low diacritics: εκατόμπους Capitals: ΕΚΑΤΟΜΠΟΥΣ
Transliteration A: hekatómpous Transliteration B: hekatompous Transliteration C: ekatompous Beta Code: e(kato/mpous

English (LSJ)

ποδος, ὁ, ἡ,

   A hundred-footed: in S. OC718 (lyr.), ἑκατόμποδες Νηρηΐδες, some take it literally to mean the 50 Nereids (the number assigned to them by Hes.Th.264, Pi.I.6(5).6, A.Fr.174, E.IT427), others the 100 Nereids (Pl.Criti. 116e), others merely to express a notion of multitude.