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καρδῐό-δηκτος

kardiodektos

gnawing the heart

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What it meant

καρδῐό-δηκτος · kardio-dēktos — LSJ

gnawing the heart

gnawing the heart, κ. ἐκ γυναικῶν κράτος (prob. for καρδίᾳ δηκτόν) A. Ag. 1471 (lyr.).

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Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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