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κάλαϊς

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Οὐ γὰρ ἀργίας ὤνιονὑγίεια καὶ ἀπραξίας, ἅ γε δὴ μέγιστα κακῶν ταῖς νόσοις πρόσεστι, καὶ οὐδὲν διαφέρει τοῦ τὰ ὄμματα τῷ μὴ διαβλέπειν καὶ τὴν φωνὴν τῷ μὴ φθέγγεσθαι φυλάττοντος ὁ τὴν ὑγίειαν ἀχρηστίᾳ καὶ ἡσυχίᾳ σῴζειν οἰόμενος → For health is not to be purchased by idleness and inactivity, which are the greatest evils attendant on sickness, and the man who thinks to conserve his health by uselessness and ease does not differ from him who guards his eyes by not seeing, and his voice by not speaking

Plutarch, Advice about Keeping Well, section 24
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Full diacritics: κάλαϊς Medium diacritics: κάλαϊς Low diacritics: κάλαϊς Capitals: ΚΑΛΑΪΣ
Transliteration A: kálaïs Transliteration B: kalais Transliteration C: kalais Beta Code: ka/lai+s

English (LSJ)

or (in Plin. l.c.) κάλλαϊς, ιδος, ἡ, A precious stone of a greenish blue, turquoise, Plin.HN37.151. II cock, IG4.914.3 (Epid., v B. C.). III = ἱστίον, Hsch.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1306] ὁ, auch κάλλαϊς, ein blaugrünlicher oder meergrüner Edelstein, Plin. H. N. 37, 10, nach der vorigen Farbe benannt. – Nach Hesych. auch = ἱστίον.

French (Bailly abrégé)

(ὁ) :
turquoise.
Étymologie: DELG hapax singulier ; pê dérivé de la « crête de coq », cf. skr. usa-kala « coq ».

Greek Monolingual

η (Α κάλαϊς)
βλ. κάλλαϊς.

Greek Monotonic

κάλαϊς: ἡ, πολύτιμη λίθος πρασινο-μπλέ χρώματος (βλ. το προηγ.), τυρκουάζ ή χρυσόλιθος, σε Πλίν.