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βρόκων

From LSJ

Ἥδιστόν ἐστιν τῶν ὑπαρχόντων κρατεῖν → Opes tenere, non teneri opibus iuvat → Am besten hast du jede Lage fest im Griff | Am liebsten Herr sein über das Vorhandene

Menander, Monostichoi, 206
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Full diacritics: βρόκων Medium diacritics: βρόκων Low diacritics: βρόκων Capitals: ΒΡΟΚΩΝ
Transliteration A: brókōn Transliteration B: brokōn Transliteration C: vrokon Beta Code: bro/kwn

English (LSJ)

ὁ, boorish person, Hsch.

Spanish (DGE)


persona inculta, persona ruda Hsch.β 192.
• Etimología: Rel. quizá c. βρόκος, βροῦκος, βροῦχος c. un uso metáf. del n. del saltamontes.