μή, φίλα ψυχά, βίον ἀθάνατον σπεῦδε, τὰν δ' ἔμπρακτον ἄντλει μαχανάν → Oh! my soul do not aspire to eternal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible. | Do not yearn, O my soul, for immortal life! Use to the utmost the skill that is yours. | Do not, my soul, strive for the life of the immortals, but exhaust the practical means at your disposal.
| Full diacritics: ἄκεστρον | Medium diacritics: ἄκεστρον | Low diacritics: άκεστρον | Capitals: ΑΚΕΣΤΡΟΝ |
| Transliteration A: ákestron | Transliteration B: akestron | Transliteration C: akestron | Beta Code: a)/kestron |
τό,
A remedy, S.Ichn.317, Fr.480.
[Seite 71] τό, Heilmittel, Soph. frg. 427.
ἄκεστρον: τό, φάρμακον, Σοφ. Ἀποσπ. 427.
-ου, τό
• Prosodia: [ᾰ-]
medicina S.Fr.314.325, 480.
ἄκεστρον: τό Soph. = ἄκεσμα.
