οἰστροπλήξ

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οὐ δικαίως θάνατον ἔχθουσιν βροτοί, ὅσπερ μέγιστον ῥῦμα τῶν πολλῶν κακῶν → unjustly men hate death, which is the greatest defence against their many ills | men are not right in hating death, which is the greatest succour from our many ills

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Full diacritics: οἰστροπλήξ Medium diacritics: οἰστροπλήξ Low diacritics: οιστροπλήξ Capitals: ΟΙΣΤΡΟΠΛΗΞ
Transliteration A: oistroplḗx Transliteration B: oistroplēx Transliteration C: oistropliks Beta Code: oi)stroplh/c

English (LSJ)

πλῆγος, ὁ, ἡ,

   A stung by a gadfly, driven wild, of Io, A.Pr.681, S.El.5 ; of Bacchantes, E.Ba.1229.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

οἰστροπλήξ: ῆγος, ὁ, ἡ, ὁ ὑπὸ οἴστρου πληγείς, ἐμμανής, ἄγριος, ἐπὶ τῆς Ἰοῦς, Αἰσχύλ. Πρ. 681, Σοφ. Ἠλ. 5· ἐπὶ τῶν Βακχῶν, Εὐρ. Βάκχ. 1229.