ἀφυΐα

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Δύναται τὸ πλουτεῖν καὶ φιλανθρώπους ποιεῖν → Being rich can even produce a social conscience → Animos nonnumquam humanos concinnant opes → Mitunter macht der Reichtum Menschen auch human

Menander, Monostichoi, 120
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Full diacritics: ἀφῠΐα Medium diacritics: ἀφυΐα Low diacritics: αφυΐα Capitals: ΑΦΥΪΑ
Transliteration A: aphyḯa Transliteration B: aphuia Transliteration C: afyia Beta Code: a)fui/+a

English (LSJ)

ἡ,

   A want of natural power or faculty, τῆς κάμψεως Arist.PA 659a29; φωνητηρίων ὀργάνων Str.14.2.28; ψυχῆς Plu.2.104c; ἀ. πρὸς τὸ ἡδέως ζῆν natural unfitness for... ib.1088b; in pl., ἀφυΐαι, opp. εὐφυΐαι, Porph.Abst.3.8, cf. Colot.in Euthd.2. (Written ἀφύεια in Colot. l.c., Epicur.Nat.Herc.1420.)