καλῶς δρῶν ἐξαμαρτεῖν μᾶλλον ἢ νικᾶν κακῶς → I would prefer to fail with honor than to win by evil | I prefer to fail by acting rightly rather than win by acting wrongly | Better fail by doing right, than win by doing wrong (Sophocles, Philoctetes 95)
| Full diacritics: κηλήνη | Medium diacritics: κηλήνη | Low diacritics: κηλήνη | Capitals: ΚΗΛΗΝΗ |
| Transliteration A: kēlḗnē | Transliteration B: kēlēnē | Transliteration C: kilini | Beta Code: khlh/nh |
κηλήνη: «μέλαινα» Ἡσύχ.
κηλήνη (Α)
(κατά τον Ησύχ.) «μέλαινα».
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Συνδέεται με τη λ. κηλίς και εμφανίζει επίθημα -ήνη (πρβλ. κεβλήνη)].
