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τὸ μὴ γὰρ εἶναι κρεῖσσον ἢ τὸ ζῆν κακῶς → for it is better not to exist than to live in misery

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Transliteration A: chernē̂tis Transliteration B: chernētis Transliteration C: chernitis Beta Code: xernh=tis

English (LSJ)

ιδος, fem. of χερνήτης,

   A a woman that spins for daily hire, γυνὴ χ. Il.12. <*>, Parth.27.1, Cels. ap. OrigenesCels.1.28; γρηῢς χ. AP6.203 (Lacon. or Phil.): abs., ib.9.276 (Crin.), cf. Ael.Fr.343.