δεσποτίδιον

ἀντὶ λέοντος πίθηκον γίγνεσθαι → become a monkey instead of a lion

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Full diacritics: δεσποτίδιον	Medium diacritics: δεσποτίδιον	Low diacritics: δεσποτίδιον	Capitals: ΔΕΣΠΟΤΙΔΙΟΝ
Transliteration A: despotídion	Transliteration B: despotidion	Transliteration C: despotidion	Beta Code: despoti/dion

English (LSJ)

τό, Dim. of δεσπότης, Aristaenet.1.24.

[Seite 551] τό, dim. zum vor., Aristaen. 1, 24.

δεσποτίδιον: τό, ὑποκορ. τοῦ δεσπότης, Ἀρισταίν. 1. 24.