inveterate
From LSJ
Καὶ μὴν ὑπεραποθνῄσκειν γε μόνοι ἐθέλουσιν οἱ ἐρῶντες, οὐ μόνον ὅτι ἄνδρες, ἀλλὰ καὶ αἱ γυναῖκες. → After all, it is only those in love who are actually willing to die for another — not just men, but women as well. (Plato, Symposium 179b)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adj.
Lasting: P. and V. χρόνιος. Strong, fierce: P. ἰσχυρός. Hard to resist: P. and V. δύσμαχος, V. δυσπάλαιστος.
