widowhood
αἰὼν παῖς ἐστι παίζων, πεσσεύων∙ παιδός η βασιληίη → time is a child playing draughts; the kingship is a child's | a life-time is a child playing, playing checkers: the kingship belongs to a child | a whole human life-time is nothing but a child playing, playing checkers: the kingship belongs to a child | lifetime is a child at play, moving pieces in a game; kingship belongs to the child
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
pass one's life in widowhood: P. καταχηρεύειν τὸν βίον (Dem. 852).
Translations
Danish: enkestand; Esperanto: vidvado; Finnish: leskeys; French: veuvage; Galician: viuvez; German: Witwenschaft, Witwentum, Witwenstand, Verwitwung; Greek: χηρεία; Ancient Greek: χηρεία; Hungarian: özvegység; Irish: baintreachas; Italian: vedovanza; Latin: viduitas; Maori: pouarutanga; Occitan: veusatge; Polish: wdowieństwo; Portuguese: viuvez; Romanian: văduvie; Russian: вдовство; Spanish: viudez, viudedad; Swedish: änkestånd; Turkish: dulluk
