Τρώκτης
nibbler
Translated by Catharine Roth18 Feb 2012Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
One who makes profit out of everything; as if biting off [bits][a)potrw/gwn ].
Greek original · Adler’s text
Τρώκτης· ὁ ἐκ παντὸς κερδαίνων· οἷον ἀποτρώγων.
Betacode
*trw/kths: o( e)k panto\s kerdai/nwn: oi(=on a)potrw/gwn.
Notes
- Same or similar glossing in other lexica, referring to Homer, Odyssey 14.289, where the word is applied to a Phoenician merchant (web address 1).
External resources
- Web address 1 data.perseus.org
Neighbouring entries
Revision history2 revisions · last 18 Oct 2022
- tweaked link — Catharine Roth
- more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth