Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

μαψυλάκας

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Principal Part: μαψυλάκας

Etym.: u(la/w, u(lakh/

Sense

  1. idly barking, repeating, again and again

Examples

  • ταὐτὰ δὲ τρὶσ τετράκι τ’ ἀμπολεῖν ἀπορία τελέθει, τέκνοισιν ἅτε μαψυλάκασ, "Διὸσ Κόρινθοσ. (Pindar, Odes, nemean odes, nemean 7 30:2)

Synonyms

  1. idly barking

Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

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