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ἐπίπερκνος

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Δύο γὰρ, ἐπιστήμη τε καὶ δόξα, ὧν τὸ μὲν ἐπίστασθαι ποιέει, τὸ δὲ ἀγνοεῖν → Two different things are science and belief: the one brings knowledge, the other ignorance

Hippocrates
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Transliteration A: epíperknos Transliteration B: epiperknos Transliteration C: epiperknos Beta Code: e)pi/perknos

English (LSJ)

ον,

   A somewhat dark, of grapes ripening: hence, of the colour of certain hares, X. Cyn.5.22, Poll.5.67.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἐπίπερκνος: -ον, κἄπως μέλας, ἐπὶ σταφυλῶν ὡριμαζουσῶν· ἐντεῦθεν ἐπὶ τοῦ χρώματος λαγωῶν τινων, Ξεν. Κυν. 5, 22 (ὑποδεέστερα ἀντίγραφα ἔχουσιν ἐπίπερκος), Πολυδ. Ε΄, 67.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ος, ον :
noirâtre.
Étymologie: ἐπί, περκνός.