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προπύργιον

From LSJ

Ποιητὴς, ὁπόταν ἐν τῷ τρίποδι τῆς Μούσης καθίζηται, τότε οὐκ ἔμφρων ἐστίν → Whenever a poet is seated on the Muses' tripod, he is not in his senses

Plato, Laws, 719c
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Full diacritics: προπύργιον Medium diacritics: προπύργιον Low diacritics: προπύργιον Capitals: ΠΡΟΠΥΡΓΙΟΝ
Transliteration A: propýrgion Transliteration B: propyrgion Transliteration C: propyrgion Beta Code: propu/rgion

English (LSJ)

τό, small outwork, BGU 1734.8 (i B.C.).

German (Pape)

[Seite 741] τό, Vorthürmchen, Schol. Lycophr. 447.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

προπύργιον: τό, ὡς καὶ νῦν, μικρὸς πύργος κείμενος πρὸ ἄλλων μεγαλειτέρων, προμαχών, προτείχισμα, Γεωργ. Κεδρ. Ἱστ. 414C, κλπ.· τοῦ Ἰλίου τοὺς προπυργίους δόμους Θεοδοσ. Ἀκροάσ. 1, 24.