Scaife ATLAS

προ-τέλειαωνn.plτέλος sacrificial rites preceding marriagepreliminary ritesMen.w.gen.before marriagePl.w.gen.for a daughterE.w.gen.on behalf of a fleet, ref. to the sacrifice of IphigeneiaA. fig.first ritesiron.ref. to warfare at Troy, perh. as if it were a celebration of the marriage of Helen and ParisA.gener.preludew.gen.of a lion's life, before it turns to slaughterA.

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(neut.) preparatory sacrifice; preliminaries (f.) previous payment, advance

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προτέλεια

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προτέλεια

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προτελεια

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35177

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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-35178

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προτέλεια

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