timber

From LSJ

οὐκ ἐν τῷ πολλῷ τὸ εὖ, ἀλλ' ἐν τῷ εὖ τὸ πολύgood is not found in plenty but plenty in good, quality matters more than quantity

Source

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

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substantive

P. and V. ξύλον, τό; see wood.

tree: P. and V. δένδρον, τό.

made of timber, adj.: P. ξύλινος, V. δούρειος (also Plato but rare P.), Ar. δούριος.

woodwork: P. ξύλωσις, ἡ.