προμαχεών

ὅτι μέντοι καὶ ἡ χρῆσις τῶν τρόπων, ὥσπερ τἆλλα πάντα καλὰ ἐν λόγοις, προαγωγὸν ἀεὶ πρὸς τὸ ἄμετρον, δῆλον ἤδη, κἂν ἐγὼ μὴ λέγω → however, it is also obvious, even without my saying so, that the use of figures of speech, like other literary adornments, is something that has always tempted toward excess

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Full diacritics: προμᾰχεών	Medium diacritics: προμαχεών	Low diacritics: προμαχεών	Capitals: ΠΡΟΜΑΧΕΩΝ
Transliteration A: promacheṓn	Transliteration B: promacheōn	Transliteration C: promacheon	Beta Code: promaxew/n

English (LSJ)

ῶνος, ὁ,

A breastwork, battlement, in pl., Hdt.1.98, 3.151, X.An.7.8.13; π. ἕνα τοῦ τείχεος Hdt.1.164.

[Seite 733] ῶνος, ὁ, Schutzwehr, Bollwerk; Her. 1, 98; τοῦ τείχεος, 1, 164. 3, 151; Xen. An. 7, 8, 13.