α3760Ἀργάς
Argas, serpent
The most dreadful of his generation is called 'Argas'. Demosthenes is likened to him by Aeschines. But others [use it of] a person who behaves most terribly and bestially. And in particular Argives used to call the…
Ἀργάς· ὁ δεινότατος παρ' ἡλικίαν ἀργὰς καλεῖται. τούτῳ ἀφομοιοῦσθαι ὑπὸ Αἰσχίνου τὸν Δημοσθένην. ἄλλοι δὲ τὸν δεινότατον καὶ θηριώδη τὸν τρόπον. καὶ μάλιστα Ἀργεῖοι τὸν ὄφιν ἀργὰν…