κογχύλη
From LSJ
νεκρὸν ἐάν ποτ' ἴδηις καὶ μνήματα κωφὰ παράγηις κοινὸν ἔσοπτρον ὁρᾶις· ὁ θανὼν οὕτως προσεδόκα → whenever you see a body dead, or pass by silent tombs, you look into the mirror of all men's destiny: the dead man expected nothing else | if you ever see a corpse or walk by quiet graves, that's when you look into the mirror we all share: the dead expected this
English (LSJ)
ἡ,
A = κόγχη, v.l. in Ph.1.536, cf. AP9.214 (Leo).
German (Pape)
[Seite 1465] ἡ, = κόγχη; bes. die Purpurschnecke, VLL.; Philo u. a. Sp. – Uebertr., λόγων Leo Philos. ep. 5 (IX, 214).
