διακονίς

From LSJ

καθάπερ ὄφις παλαιὸν ἀποδύεται θώρακα → just as a snake sheds its old skin

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Full diacritics: διακονίς Medium diacritics: διακονίς Low diacritics: διακονίς Capitals: ΔΙΑΚΟΝΙΣ
Transliteration A: diakonís Transliteration B: diakonis Transliteration C: diakonis Beta Code: diakoni/s

English (LSJ)

-ίδος, ἡ, a kind of coarsely woven tunic, Hsch.; also ἄνθρωπος ὁ μὴ πυκνὸς δ., Id.

Spanish (DGE)

1 un tipo de túnica de tejido irregular, Hsch.
2 δ· ἄνθρωπος ὁ μὴ πυκνός Hsch.
3 δ· διακόσμησις Hsch.

Frisk Etymological English

Grammatical information: f.?
Meaning: ἐπὶ ὑφῆς ἱματίου ἀνωμάλου, ὅ φαμεν κονίζειν, καὶ ἄνθρωπος ὁ μη πυκνός H.
Origin: XX [etym. unknown]
Etymology: Latte, Mnemosyne 1942, 82 recalls from a sch. on Theoc. 1,30 the gloss κεκονισμένος συνπεπλεγμένος, which remains unclear.