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ἡ δὲ φύσις φεύγει τὸ ἄπειρον· τὸ μὲν γὰρ ἄπειρον ἀτελές, ἡ δὲ φύσις ἀεὶ ζητεῖ τέλος → nature, however, avoids what is infinite, because the infinite lacks completion and finality, whereas this is what Nature always seeks
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P. and V. μηκύνειν, τείνειν, ἐκτείνειν, P. ἀποτείνειν. | |||
<b class="b2">Be prolonged</b> (<b class="b2">in time</b>): P. and V. χρονίζεσθαι. | |||
<b class="b2">I thank old age for this favour only, that it has prolonged my life so far</b>: P. [[χάριν]] ἔχω τῷ γήρᾳ ταύτην μόνην, ὅτι προήγαγεν εἰς τοῦτό μου τὸν βίον (Isoc. 413A). | |||
<b class="b2">Prolonged, long</b>: P. and V. [[μακρός]]. | |||
<b class="b2">Lasting long</b>: P. and V. [[χρόνιος]]. | |||
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English > Greek (Woodhouse)
v. trans.
P. and V. μηκύνειν, τείνειν, ἐκτείνειν, P. ἀποτείνειν. Be prolonged (in time): P. and V. χρονίζεσθαι. I thank old age for this favour only, that it has prolonged my life so far: P. χάριν ἔχω τῷ γήρᾳ ταύτην μόνην, ὅτι προήγαγεν εἰς τοῦτό μου τὸν βίον (Isoc. 413A). Prolonged, long: P. and V. μακρός. Lasting long: P. and V. χρόνιος.
