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ἰαμβέλεγος

From LSJ

Ἓν οἶδα, ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα → I know only one thing, that I know nothing | all I know is that I know nothing.

Diogenes Laertius, Lives of the Philosophers, Book 2 sec. 32.
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Full diacritics: ἰαμβέλεγος Medium diacritics: ἰαμβέλεγος Low diacritics: ιαμβέλεγος Capitals: ΙΑΜΒΕΛΕΓΟΣ
Transliteration A: iambélegos Transliteration B: iambelegos Transliteration C: iamvelegos Beta Code: i)ambe/legos

English (LSJ)

[ῐ], ὁ, an asynartete verse, formed by substituting an iambic penthemimer for the former half of a pentameter, Heph. 15.11.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἰαμβέλεγος: ὁ, στίχος ἀσυνάρτητος, συνιστάμενος ἐκ τοῦ πρώτου μέρους ἰαμβικοῦ τριμέτρου ἀκολουθουμένου ὑπὸ τοῦ δευτέρου ἡμίσεος ἐλεγειακοῦ πενταμέτρου, Ἡφαιστ. 15. 5.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

ἰαμβέλεγος: ὁ ямбо-элегический стих (состоящий из двух каталектических триподий, из которых первая - ямбическая, а вторая - дактилическая).

German (Pape)

ὁ, ein Metrum, aus einer jambischen Penthemimeres und einem halben elegischen Verse bestehend Hephaest. p. 91.