κάππαρις

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κορυδός ἐν ἀμούσοις φθέγγεται → a lark sings amid the songless | in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king | in the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king | in the valley of the blind, the one-eyed man is king

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Full diacritics: κάππᾰρις Medium diacritics: κάππαρις Low diacritics: κάππαρις Capitals: ΚΑΠΠΑΡΙΣ
Transliteration A: kápparis Transliteration B: kapparis Transliteration C: kapparis Beta Code: ka/pparis

English (LSJ)

εως, Ion. ιος, ἡ,

   A caper-plant, Capparis spinosa, or its fruit, caper, Hp.Fist.10 (v.l. καπαρ-), Arist.Pr.924a1, Antiph.62, Timocl. 23, Alex.127.6, Thphr.HP6.5.2, PCair.Zen.488 (iii B.C.), LXXEc. 12.5, Dsc.2.173, etc.; ὁ Ζήνων ὤμνυε τὴν κ. Empedusap.Ath.9.370c.