βακτηρία

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • βάκτρον (báktron)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bak-. Cognates include Latin baculum and Old Irish bacc.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

βακτηρῐ́ᾱ • (baktēríā) f (genitive βακτηρῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. rod, staff, cane
    • Ὃς φείδεται τῆς βακτηρίας μισεῖ τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ, ὁ δὲ ἀγαπῶν ἐπιμελῶς παιδεύει.Septuagint, Proverbs 13:24
      Hòs pheídetai tês baktērías miseî tòn huiòn autoû, ho dè agapôn epimelôs paideúei.
      He that spares the rod hates his son: but he that loves, carefully chastens him.
  2. baton

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