trunk

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δήλωσιν ποιούμενος ὅτι ὁ ἐντυγχάνων τοῖς τε λίθοις καὶ τοξεύμασι διεφθείρετο → intimating that it was a mere matter of chance who was hit and killed by stones and bow-shots

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English > Greek (Woodhouse)

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substantive

trunk of human body: P. and V. κύτος, τό (Plato).

trunk of a tree: Ar. and P. στέλεχος, τό, πρέμνον, τό, Ar. and V. κορμός, ὁ.

elephant's trunk: προβοσκίς, ἡ, Arist.PA659a15, Phylarch. 36J., Plb.3.46.12, Agatharch.71, Str.15.1.43.

box: P. and V. θήκη, ἡ; see box.