ψίλαξ

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Full diacritics: ψίλαξ Medium diacritics: ψίλαξ Low diacritics: ψίλαξ Capitals: ΨΙΛΑΞ
Transliteration A: psílax Transliteration B: psilax Transliteration C: psilaks Beta Code: yi/lac

English (LSJ)

(A) [ῑ], ακος, ὁ,

   A = ψιλός, Ar.Fr.891.
ψίλαξ (B), ακος, ὁ, epith. of Dionysus at Amyclae, Paus.3.19.6; he explains it as

   A winged (from ψίλον Dor. for πτίλον), which suggests that it has .

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ψίλαξ: [ῐ], -ᾰκος, ὁ, = ψιλός, Ἀριστοφ. Ἀποσπ. 705· «ψίλαξ ποιηταί, ὡς Ἀριστοφάνης, ψιλὸς δὲ καὶ λεῖος λογογράφοι» Θωμᾶς Μάγιστρ. σ. 928, πρβλ. καὶ Μοῖριν σ. 419.