μελίρροθος

ἀγαθοὶ δὲ ἐγένοντο διὰ τὸ φῦναι ἐξ ἀγαθῶν → they were virtuous because they were sprung from virtuous men, virtuous they were because they were sprung from men of virtue

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Full diacritics: μελίρροθος	Medium diacritics: μελίρροθος	Low diacritics: μελίρροθος	Capitals: ΜΕΛΙΡΡΟΘΟΣ
Transliteration A: melírrothos	Transliteration B: melirrothos	Transliteration C: melirrothos	Beta Code: meli/rroqos

English (LSJ)

ον,

A sweet-sounding, Pi. Fr.246.

μελίρροθος: ον = τῷ ἑπομ., Πινδ. Ἀποσπ. 286.

μελίρροθος
1 sounding sweet as honey μελιρρόθων δ' ἕπεται πλόκαμοι (sc. ἐπέων, simm., Schr.) fr. 246a.