σκιαμάχος
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)
(parox.), ὁ, A one who fights against a shadow, opp. ἀγωνιστής, Ph.1.199.
Greek Monolingual
-ον, Α
αυτός που μάχεται με σκιές, με κάτι το ανύπαρκτο και φανταστικό.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < σκιά + -μάχος (< μάχομαι)].
