σκανδάληθρον

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εἰ ἀποκρυπτόντων τῶν Μήδων τὸν ἥλιον ὑπὸ σκιῇ ἔσοιτο πρὸς αὐτοὺς ἡ μάχη καὶ οὐκ ἐν ἡλίῳ → if the Medes hid the sun, the battle would be to them in the shade and not in the sun

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Full diacritics: σκανδάληθρον Medium diacritics: σκανδάληθρον Low diacritics: σκανδάληθρον Capitals: ΣΚΑΝΔΑΛΗΘΡΟΝ
Transliteration A: skandálēthron Transliteration B: skandalēthron Transliteration C: skandalithron Beta Code: skanda/lhqron

English (LSJ)

τό,

   A stick in a trap on which the bait is placed, and which, when touched by the animal, springs up and shuts the trap, Poll.7.114, 10.156: metaph., σκανδάληθρ' ἱστὰς ἐπῶν setting word-traps, i.e. throwing out words which one's adversary will catch at, and so be caught himself, Ar.Ach.687, ubi v. Sch., cf. Cratin.457; cf. σκάνδαλον.

German (Pape)

[Seite 889] τό, das krumme Stellholz in der Falle, an dem die Lockspeise sitzt, u. das, vom Thiere berührt, losprallt und die Falle zuschlagen macht, wie es Schol. Ar. Ach. 657 ausführlich erklärt, wo Ar. übtr. sagt κᾆτ' ἀνελκύσας ἐρωτᾷ, σκανδάληθρ' ἱστὰς ἐπῶν, u. Einige zusammenlesen wollten σκανδαληθριστάς, wie von σκανδαληθρίζω abgeleitet, welches nicht vorkommt.