Ἄνδραγχος

man-throttler, strangler

Translated by Jennifer Benedict24 Oct 2000Vetting: high4 revisions

8 words

Meaning executioner, he who throttles [a)/gxon] men [a)/ndres].

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἄνδραγχος· ἀντὶ τοῦ δήμιος, ὁ τοὺς ἄνδρας ἄγχων.

Betacode

*)/andragxos: a)nti\ tou= dh/mios, o( tou\s a)/ndras a)/gxwn.

Same entry in Photius and elsewhere; shorter one in Hesychius. The headword is unattested outside lexica and grammars.
For the demios or demokoinos (either word indicates that he is a public slave) of classical Athens, see delta 432 and delta 449.