Κάβαξ

rascal

Translated by Anne Mahoney25 Jun 2000Vetting: high5 revisions

3 words

[Meaning a] villain.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Κάβαξ· πανοῦργος.

Betacode

*ka/bac: panou=rgos.

Same entry in other lexica; see the references at Photius kappa1 Theodoridis, where in fact Th. endorses Dindorf's view that the transmitted headword kabax (otherwise unattested) is a corruption (or variant spelling) of kauax (Hesychius kappa1903).