θρέπτρα
From LSJ
οὐκ ἐν τῷ πολλῷ τὸ εὖ, ἀλλ' ἐν τῷ εὖ τὸ πολύ → good is not found in plenty but plenty in good, quality matters more than quantity
English (LSJ)
(A), τά,=
A θρεπτήριος 111.2, οὐδὲ τοκεῦσι θ. φίλοις ἀπέδωκε Il.4.478, 17.302; θρέπτα is dub. in Epigr.Gr.442.4 (ii A.D.), Q.S.11.89, Hsch.
θρέπ-τρα (B), ἡ,= θρέπτειρα,
A a nurse, CIG(add.)4300d (Antiphellos).
German (Pape)
[Seite 1217] τά, = θρεπτήρια 1 b, Erziehungslohn, Il. 17. 303. 4, 478; Zenodot schrieb ohne ρ, θρέπτα oder θρεπτά, s. Scholl. Aristonic. – Auch sp. D., wie Qu. Sm. 11, 89.
