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δείλαιος

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Gloss: wretched

Transliteration: deilaios

Strong’s: G6787

lengthened form of δειλός, wretched, sorry, paltry , mostly of persons, [<date>variant dates<author>Tragica Adespota</author></date>; also, δ. χάρις a sorry kindness, (Aeschulus Tragicus); δ. σποδός paltry dust, (Sophocles Tragicus), etc. [Penult. is often made short in attic Poets.] (ML)
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