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Ζῆν οὐκ ἄξιος, ὅτῳ μηδὲ εἷς ἐστι χρηστὸς φίλοςLife is not worth living if you do not have at least one friend.

Democritus, DK 68b22

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substantive

P. μῖλαξ, σμῖλαξ, ἡ (Plato) τάξος.

The word is also found in Euripides, Bacchae 703, and Aristophanes, Nubes 1007, but apparently with a different meaning.