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μαλακίζομαι πρὸς τὸν θάνατον → meet death like a weakling

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<b class="b2">Flint for striking a spark</b>: use P. and V. πυρεῖα, τά (which were pieces of wood, not stone) (Plat., ''Rep.'' 435A; Soph., ''Phil.'' 36).
<b class="b2">Rubbing flint against flint, I produced with labour a dim spark</b>: V. ἀλλʼ ἐν πέτροισι πέτρον ἐκτρίβων [[μόλις]] ἔφηνʼ ἄφαντον φῶς (Soph., ''Phil.'' 296).
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Use stone. Flint for striking a spark: use P. and V. πυρεῖα, τά (which were pieces of wood, not stone) (Plat., Rep. 435A; Soph., Phil. 36). Rubbing flint against flint, I produced with labour a dim spark: V. ἀλλʼ ἐν πέτροισι πέτρον ἐκτρίβων μόλις ἔφηνʼ ἄφαντον φῶς (Soph., Phil. 296).