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προτένθης

προτένθης, one who picks out the tid-bits, a dainty fellow, gourmand

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προτένθαι Noun: masculine nominative plural, Noun: masculine vocative plural, Noun: masculine dative singular of προτένθης

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προτένθ-ης, ου, ὁ (ἡ, Ael. NA 15.10), in pl.,
  • those who celebrated the Δορπία (q.v.), ἀφεῖσθαι τοὺς βουλευτὰς . . ἀπὸ τῆς ἡμέρας ἧς οἱ π. ἄγουσι πέντε ἡμέρας Decr.Att. ap. Ath. 4.171e; τίς εἰμʼ ἐγώ; ἡ τῶν π. Δορπία καλουμένη Philyll. 8.
      • 2 forestaller, regrater, in pl., Ar. Nu. 1198 (ubi v. Sch.), Pherecr. 7.
      • 3 Adj., greedy, Ael. Fr. 39; ἡ μάλιστα π. [πηλαμύς] Id. NA l.c. (Glossed προγεύστης by Artemidor. ap. Ath. 4.171b, cf. ib.c.)

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