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φιλοσοφώτερον καὶ σπουδαιότερον ποίησις ἱστορίας ἐστίν: ἡ μὲν γὰρ ποίησις μᾶλλον τὰ καθόλου, ἡ δ' ἱστορία τὰ καθ' ἕκαστον λέγει → poetry is something more scientific and serious than history, because poetry tends to give general truths while history gives particular facts

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|Definition=and χελων-ῖτις, ιδος, ἡ, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">tortoise-stone</b>, name of a gem, <span class="bibl">Plin.<span class="title">HN</span>37.155</span>.</span>
|Definition=and χελων-ῖτις, ιδος, ἡ, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">tortoise-stone</b>, name of a gem, <span class="bibl">Plin.<span class="title">HN</span>37.155</span>.</span>
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|lstext='''χελωνία''': καὶ χελωνῖτις, ἡ, [[ὄνομα]] πολυτίμου λίθου, Πλίν. 37. 56.
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Full diacritics: χελωνία Medium diacritics: χελωνία Low diacritics: χελωνία Capitals: ΧΕΛΩΝΙΑ
Transliteration A: chelōnía Transliteration B: chelōnia Transliteration C: chelonia Beta Code: xelwni/a

English (LSJ)

and χελων-ῖτις, ιδος, ἡ,

   A tortoise-stone, name of a gem, Plin.HN37.155.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

χελωνία: καὶ χελωνῖτις, ἡ, ὄνομα πολυτίμου λίθου, Πλίν. 37. 56.