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Ἀλλ’ ἐσθ’ ὁ θάνατος λοῖσθος ἰατρός κακῶν → But death is the ultimate healer of ills

Sophocles, Fragment 698

Russian (Dvoretsky)

ἐνδεές: τό1) недостаток, лишение Thuc., Arst.: τὰ κρείσσω μηδὲ τἀνδεᾶ λέγειν Soph. говорить о лучшем, а не о дурном; τῆς δυνάμεως ἐνδεᾶ πρᾶξαι Thuc. сделать меньше, чем было можно;
2) ограниченность, неумелость Thuc.