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ὀξυόδους

From LSJ

Ὁπόσον τῷ ποδὶ περρέχει τᾶς γᾶς, τοῦτο χάρις → Every inch of his stature is grace

Theocritus, Idylls, 30.3
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Full diacritics: ὀξῠόδους Medium diacritics: ὀξυόδους Low diacritics: οξυόδους Capitals: ΟΞΥΟΔΟΥΣ
Transliteration A: oxyódous Transliteration B: oxyodous Transliteration C: oksyodous Beta Code: o)cuo/dous

English (LSJ)

όδοντος, ὁ, ἡ, with sharp teeth; in Nonn. D. 40.484, with a neut.Subst. ὀξυόεις, εσσα, εν, (ὀξύη) with beechen shaft, beechen, ἔγχεα ὀξυόεντα Il.5.568, cf. 50, etc.; δουρὶ μετάλμενος ὀξυόεντι 14.443, cf. Eust.1951.2, Hsch.: the deriv. from ὀξύς is less probable.

German (Pape)

[Seite 353] οντος, scharf-, spitzzähnig, Nonn. D. 40, 484; B. A. 442, Erkl. von ἀργιόδους, wie Tzetz. in Lycophr. 34.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ὀξυόδους: -οντος, ὁ, ἡ, ὁ ἔχων ὀδόντας ὀξεῖς· παρὰ Νόνν. ἐν Διον. 40. 484, μετ’ οὐδετ. οὐσιαστ., πρβλ. Λοβ. Παραλ. 248.

Greek Monolingual

ὀξυόδους, ό, ἡ (ΑΜ)
αυτός που έχει αιχμηρά, κοφτερά δόντια.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < οξυ- + ὀδούς, ὀδόντος (πρβλ. πυκνόδους)].