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φθόρος

φθόρος, a pestilent fellow

φθόρ-ος (on the accent v. Hdn.Gr. 1.191), ὁ,
  • = φθορά, Thgn. 833, Th. 2.52, Pl. Euthd. 285b, Arist. Pr. 879b26; πολὺς ἐγένετο φ. τῶν πολεμίων Plb. 3.51.3: mostly in phrases, ἴτʼ ἐς φθόρον = φθείρεσθε (v. φθείρω II.1), A. Ag. 1267; οὐκ ἐς φθόρον . .; Id. Th. 252; ἄπαγʼ ἐς τὸν φθόρον [Epich.] ap. Ath. 2.63d.
    • II like ὄλεθρος, pestilent fellow, Ar. Eq. 1151, D. 13.24; of a woman, Ar. Th. 535; φθόρος ἀργυρίω Theoc. 15.18.

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