pause
From LSJ
Ὅστις γὰρ ἐν πολλοῖσιν ὡς ἐγὼ κακοῖς ζῇ, πῶς ὅδ᾽ Οὐχὶ κατθανὼν κέρδος φέρει; → For one who lives amidst such evils as I do, how could it not be best to die?
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
v. intrans.
Cease: P. and V. παύεσθαι, λήγειν (Plat.). Delay: P. and V. μέλλειν, ἐπέχειν, ἐπίσχειν, βραδύνειν; see delay. interj. P. and V. παῦε, ἐπίσχες, Ar. and P. ἔχε, V. ἴσχε, σχές, παῦσαι. subs. P. and V. παῦλα, ἡ, ἀνάπαυλα, ἡ, P. ἀνάπαυσις, ἡ. Breathing space: P. and V. ἀναπνοή, ἡ, V. ἀμπνοή, ἡ. Delay: P. and V. διατριβή, ἡ, τριβή, ἡ; see delay.
