Eratosthenes (fr. 9 Strecker) explained the words molgos and amolgos in comedy as being related to the verb amelgein, ‘to milk’, hence they meant someone who drained the common resources of the city. To clarify the meaning of these words he used examples taken from other texts.

The word μολγός (embezzler) / Broggiato, Maria. - (2023), pp. 65-69.

The word μολγός (embezzler)

Maria Broggiato
2023

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Eratosthenes (fr. 9 Strecker) explained the words molgos and amolgos in comedy as being related to the verb amelgein, ‘to milk’, hence they meant someone who drained the common resources of the city. To clarify the meaning of these words he used examples taken from other texts.
2023
Eratosthenica I. A selection of Eratosthenes’ fragments collected and commented
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Eratosthenes of Cyrene; attic comedy; Hellenistic philology
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The word μολγός (embezzler) / Broggiato, Maria. - (2023), pp. 65-69.
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