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ἐμπίς

ἐμπίς, a mosquito, gnat

Could not find ἐμπίδα in Logeion dictionaries.

ἐμπίδα Noun: feminine accusative singular of ἐμπίς

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ἐμπίς, ίδος, ἡ,
  • mosquito, gnat, Ar. Nu. 157; ἐμπίδες ὀξύστομοι Id. Av. 245, cf. Arist. HA 490a21, Porph. Abst. 3.20; the gnat Chironomus, Arist. HA 551b27; prob. may-fly, ib. 601a4.
      • 2 larva of the οἶστρος, ib. 487b5 (v.l.).

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