essence
From LSJ
Λίαν φιλῶν σεαυτὸν οὐχ ἕξεις φίλον → Amans sui ipse nimis amicu'st nemini → Wer allzu sehr sich selbst liebt, findet keinen Freund
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
that which constitutes the nature of anything: P. οὐσία. ἡ (Plato).
jar for essences: V. μυρηρὸν τεῦχος (Aesch., Fragment).
