Ἀνδροκόβαλος

rogue-man

Translated by Jennifer Benedict30 Oct 2000Vetting: high5 revisions

2 words

Translation

[Meaning] criminal/scoundrel.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀνδροκόβαλος· ὁ κακοῦργος.

Betacode
*)androko/balos: o( kakou=rgos. 

Notes

  1. Likewise in Hesychius (alpha4752) and Photius. The headword is reckoned to come from Attic comedy (Comica adespota fr. 931 Kock, now 274 K.-A.).
    cf. kappa 1897.

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Revision history5 revisions · last 11 Jul 2015
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. Revised — David Whitehead
  3. expanded note; tweaks — David Whitehead
  4. added note and keyword — David Whitehead
  5. Raised status — William Hutton
  6. Translated — Jennifer Benedict

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