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1 κίγκλος
κίγκλος, ὁ, prob.A dabchick, Podiceps ruficollis, Ar.Fr.29, Autocr.1, Anaxandr.41.66, Arist.HA 593b5: prov., κίγκλου πτωχότερος 'poor as a church mouse', because it had no nest of its own, Men.221, cf. Ael.NA12.9:—Suid. has [full] κίγκαλος, but κιγκάλους is unmetrical as a fish-name in Numen. ap. Ath.7.326a.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > κίγκλος
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2 πτωχός
A beggar, Od. 14.400, 18.1, Hdt.3.14, etc.; , cf. 17.475;πτωχὸς πτωχῷ φθονέει Hes.Op.26
;π. ἀνὴρ ἀλαλήμενος ἐλθών Od.21.327
;π. καὶ ἀλήμονες ἄνδρες 19.74
;πτωχοὺς ἀλᾶσθαι E.Med. 515
;πτωχοῦ βίος ζῆν ἐστιν μηδὲν ἔχοντα, τοῦ δὲ πένητος ζῆν φειδόμενον Ar.Pl. 552
: prov.,πτωχοῦ πήρη οὐ πίμπλαται Call.Fr. 360
: πτωχή beggar-woman, Ath.10.453a (so πτωχός (fem.), S.OC 444);χήρα πτωχή Ev.Marc.12.42
.2 metaph.,οἱ π. τῷ πνεύματι Ev.Matt.5.3
, cf. Ev.Luc.6.20.II as Adj., beggarly,πτωχῷ διαίτῃ S.OC 751
;π. στοιχεῖα Ep.Gal.4.9
: c. gen., beggared of, poor in, [πηγὴ] π. νυμφῶν AP9.258
(Antiphan.).2 [comp] Comp.πτωχότερος Timocl.6.10
; prov., π. κίγκλου 'as poor as a church mouse', Men.221; irreg.πτωχίστερος Ar.Ach. 425
: [comp] Sup.πτωχότατος AP10.50
(Pall.).3 Adv. - χῶς poorly, scantily,ἠροτρία π. μέν, ἀλλ' ἀναγκαίως Babr.55.2
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