φύσκων
φύσκων, pot-belly, nickname of Ptolemy
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Φύσκωνος Proper-name noun: masculine genitive singular of φύσκων
φύσκων or φυσκών, ῶνος, ὁ,
- pot-belly, nickname given to Pittacus, Alc. 37B; freq. of Ptolemy VII, J. AJ 12.4.11, etc.
- 2 a throw of the dice, Poll. 7.205.
φύσκων, ωνος (ὁ) ventru, Plut. Cor. 11 ; sobriquet donné par Alcée à Pittakos, DL. 1, 81 ; sobriquet de Ptolémée V, DS. 1, 81 ; Plut. Marc. 11 ; Jos. A.J. 12, 4, 11, etc.
Étym. φύσκη.
φύσκων, ωνος, oder φυσκών, ῶνος, ὁ, Dickbauch, Schmeerbauch ; Plut. Coriol. 11 ; Spottname des fünften Ptolemäus, vgl. DL. 1.81.