μινυρός
From LSJ
Ὁ αὐτὸς ἔφησε τὸν μὲν ὕπνον ὀλιγοχρόνιον θάνατον, τὸν δὲ θάνατον πολυχρόνιον ὕπνον → Plato said that sleep was a short-lived death but death was a long-lived sleep
English (LSJ)
[ῠ], ά, όν,
A complaining in a low tone, whining, whimpering, μ. ὑπερσοφιστής Phryn.Com.69; of young birds, twittering, chirping, Theoc.13.12; μινυρὰ θρέεσθαι, = μινυρίζειν, A.Ag.1165 (lyr.). II = μικρός, Hsch.
German (Pape)
[Seite 188] (vgl. κινυρός), wimmernd, winselnd, übh. von jedem leisen, schwachen Tone; μινυρὰ θρεομένας, Aesch. Ag. 1137; ὀρτάλιχοι μινυροί, Theocr. 13, 12; den Lampros nennt Phryn. bei Ath. II, 44 d μινυρὸς ὑπερσοφιστής, neben andern Bezeichnungen eines schlechten Dichters.
