φαρμακός

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Ancient Greek

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Noun

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φαρμακός (pharmakósm (genitive φαρμακοῦ); ? declension

  1. one sacrificed or executed as an atonement or purification; scapegoat
  2. (term of abuse) criminal, worthless fellow

Usage notes

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The second vowel is either long or short, φαρμᾱκός in Hipponax Iambographus and Callimachus Epicus; φαρμᾰκός in Aristophanes (Equites); on the accent see Herodianus (Grammar 1.150); φαρμᾶκος in Harpocration (citying Didymus).

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