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στιλβηδών

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θάνατος οὐθὲν πρὸς ἡμᾶς, ἐπειδήπερ ὅταν μὲν ἡμεῖς ὦμεν, ὁ θάνατος οὐ πάρεστιν, ὅταν δὲ ὁ θάνατος παρῇ, τόθ' ἡμεῖς οὐκ ἐσμέν. → Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are not.

Epicurus, Letter to Menoeceus
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Full diacritics: στιλβηδών Medium diacritics: στιλβηδών Low diacritics: στιλβηδών Capitals: ΣΤΙΛΒΗΔΩΝ
Transliteration A: stilbēdṓn Transliteration B: stilbēdōn Transliteration C: stilvidon Beta Code: stilbhdw/n

English (LSJ)

όνος, ἡ, A brilliance, brightness, polish, σ. δέχεται Thphr.HP5.4.2. 2 flashing, (ὀφθαλμῶν) Phld.Ir. p.5 W.(pl.); of stars, twinkling, Simp.in Cael. 453.21; τῶν ὁρώντων ὀφθαλμῶν σ., as expl. of St. Elmo's Fire, Placit.2.18.2.

German (Pape)

[Seite 943] όνος, ἡ, = στίλβη; Suid., Schol. Soph. El. 104.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

στιλβηδών: -όνος, ἡ, λαμπρότης, στιλπνότης, «γυαλάδα», «λοῦστρον», στ. λαβεῖν Θεοφρ. π. Φυτ. Ἱστ. 5. 4, 2· ὀφθαλμῶν Πλούτ. 2. 889D.

French (Bailly abrégé)

όνος (ἡ) :
lueur, éclat.
Étymologie: στίλβω.

Greek Monolingual

-όνος, ΜΑ
βλ. στιλβηδόνα.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

στιλβηδών: όνος ἡ сверкание, блеск (τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν στιλβηδόνες Plut.).