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Headword:
*paignihmone/statos
Adler number: pi,844
Translated headword: extremely game-skilled
Vetting Status: high
Translation: [Meaning someone] expert in games.
Greek Original:*paignihmone/statos: toi=s paigni/ois e)pisth/mwn.
Note:
Superlative of
paignih/mwn (see e.g.
Herodotus 2.173.1, of Amasis), itself a variant of
paignh/mwn. As the headword is suitable for iambic verse, it may come from an unknown comedy (but NB: ps.-
Zonaras has it as
paignhmone/statos).
Translated by: Catharine Roth on 14 May 2004@11:53:10.
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