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Μετὰ δικαίου ἀεὶ διατριβὰς ποιοῦ (Μετὰ δικαίωντὰς διατριβὰς ποιοῦ) → Cum iustis semper versare in eodem loco → Mit den Gerechten pflege Umgang immerfort

Menander, Monostichoi, 367

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

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substantive

ἀντίχειρ, ὁ; see finger.

under the thumb of: met., use adj., P. and V. ὑπήκοος (gen. or dat.), ὑποχείριος (dat.); or prep., P. and V. ὑπό (dat.).

verb transitive

thumb (a book): use Ar. and P. πατεῖν (Ar. 471; Plato, Phaedrus 273A).