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Κάρ
Κάρ a Carian, Il., etc.; fem. Κάειρα, Il.:—the Carians hired themselves out as mercenaries, and were used to spare the lives of the citizen-soldiers; hence, ἐν τῷ Καρὶ κινδυνεύειν to make the risk, not with oneʼs own person, but with a Carian, Lat. experimentum facere in corpore vili, Eur.

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a Carian
a lock of hair (?); worthless

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Headword:
Κάρ
Headword (normalized):
κάρ
Headword (normalized/stripped):
καρ
Intro Text:
Κάρ a Carian, Il., etc.; fem. Κάειρα, Il.:—the Carians hired themselves out as mercenaries, and were used to spare the lives of the citizen-soldiers; hence, ἐν τῷ Καρὶ κινδυνεύειν to make the risk, not with oneʼs own person, but with a Carian, Lat. experimentum facere in corpore vili, Eur.
IDX:
16700
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n16716
Key:
*ka/r

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