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Ἓν οἶδα, ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα → I know only one thing, that I know nothing | all I know is that I know nothing.

Diogenes Laertius, Lives of the Philosophers, Book 2 sec. 32.

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subs.

See maid. adj. Ar. and V. παρθένειος, V. παρθένος. Maiden pastimes, subs.: V. παρθενεύματα, τά. Maiden's chamber: V. παρθενῶνες, οἱ. With maiden face, adj.: V. παρθενωπός. Oh maiden work of my loom, wrought long ago: V. ὦ χρόνιον ἱστῶν παρθένευμα τῶν ἐμῶν (Eur., Ion, 1425). We launched a ship of Sidon on her maiden voyage: V. Σιδωνίαν ναῦν πρωτόπλουν καθείλκομεν (Eur., Hel. 1531).