σκωληκόβρωτος
Ubi idem et maximus et honestissimus amor est, aliquando praestat morte jungi, quam vita distrahi → Where indeed the greatest and most honourable love exists, it is much better to be joined by death, than separated by life.
English (LSJ)
ον,
A worm-eaten, of a tree, ib.3.12.6, CP5.9.1; γῆ PTeb.701.81 (iii B.C.), PSI5.490.14 (iii B.C.). 2 eaten of worms, of a man, Act.Ap.12.23.
German (Pape)
[Seite 909] von Würmern gefressen, N. T.; wurmstichig, Theophr.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
σκωληκόβρωτος: -ον, ὁ ὑπὸ σκωλήκων φαγωμένος, ἐπὶ δένδρου, Θεοφρ. π. Φυτ. Αἰτ. 5. 9, 1· ὁ σκωλήκων πεπληρωμένος, ἐπὶ ἀνθρώπου, Πράξ. Ἀποστ. ιβ΄, 23· πρβλ. σκωληκοτόκος.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ος, ον :
1 mangé des vers;
2 piqué des vers.
Étymologie: σκώληξ, βιβρώσκω.
English (Strong)
from σκώληξ and a derivative of βιβρώσκω; worm-eaten, i.e. diseased with maggots: eaten of worms.
