λαίμαστρον
From LSJ
Ἀναξαγόρας δύο ἔλεγε διδασκαλίας εἶναι θανάτου, τόν τε πρὸ τοῦ γενέσθαι χρόνον καὶ τὸν ὕπνον → Anaxagoras used to say that we have two teachers for death: the time before we were born and sleep | Anaxagoras said that there are two rehearsals for death: the time before being born and sleep
English (LSJ)
τό, 'greedy beast', term of abuse, Id.4.46, 7.18.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
λαίμαστρον: βάραθρον, χάσμα γῆς, (μεταφ. ἄπληστος, ἀκόρεστος, λαίμαργος), Ἡρώνδ. Μιμίαμβ. 4. 46.
Greek Monolingual
λαίμαστρον, τὸ (Α)
1. χάσμα γης, βάραθρο
2. μτφ. άπληστος, αδηφάγος.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < λαιμάσσω + επίθημα -τρον (πρβλ. ζύγαστρον, στέγαστρον)].
