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ἑδροστρόφος

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Ποιητὴς, ὁπόταν ἐν τῷ τρίποδι τῆς Μούσης καθίζηται, τότε οὐκ ἔμφρων ἐστίν → Whenever a poet is seated on the Muses' tripod, he is not in his senses

Plato, Laws, 719c
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Full diacritics: ἑδροστρόφος Medium diacritics: ἑδροστρόφος Low diacritics: εδροστρόφος Capitals: ΕΔΡΟΣΤΡΟΦΟΣ
Transliteration A: hedrostróphos Transliteration B: hedrostrophos Transliteration C: edrostrofos Beta Code: e(drostro/fos

English (LSJ)

ὁ,

   A wrestler who throws his adversary, Argive fashion, by a cross-buttóck, Theoc.24.111.

German (Pape)

[Seite 717] ὁ, der Ringer, der nach argivischer Art durch Beinunterschlagen seinen Gegner aus seiner Stellung (ἕδρα) bringt u. besiegt, Theocr. 24, 109.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἑδροστρόφος: ὁ, παλαιστὴς καταρρίπτων τὸν ἀντίπαλον κατὰ τὸν Ἀργεῖον τρόπον, δηλ. δι’ ὑποσκελίσματος, κοινῶς «ποδοκλῃᾶς», Θεόκρ. 24. 109.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ου (ὁ) :
qui tourne vivement les reins, souple, agile.
Étymologie: ἕδρα, στρέφω.