ἀμίς

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Ἀνὴρ ἀτυχῶν δὲ σώζεται ταῖς ἐλπίσιν → Presso miseria spes salus est unica → Allein die Hoffnung trägt den, der im Unglück ist

Menander, Monostichoi, 643
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Transliteration A: amís Transliteration B: amis Transliteration C: amis Beta Code: a)mi/s

English (LSJ)

ίδος, ἡ,

   A chamber-pot, Hp.Loc.Hom.47, Ar.V.935, Th.633, etc., f.l. in A.Supp.842; prov., σιτία εἰς ἀμίδα μὴ ἐμβάλλειν 'cast not pearls before swine', Plu.2.12f; ἐς τὴν ἀμίδα ἐνουρεῖν 'to be suitably treated' (in contempt), Luc.Merc.Cond.4. (ἁμ- Ar.Fr.41 D.)