ὀϊζύω

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ὁ αὐτὸς ἔφησε τὸν μὲν ὕπνον ὀλιγοχρόνιον θάνατον, τὸν δὲ θάνατον πολυχρόνιον ὕπνονPlato said that sleep was a short-lived death but death was a long-lived sleep

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Full diacritics: ὀϊζύω Medium diacritics: ὀϊζύω Low diacritics: οϊζύω Capitals: ΟΪΖΥΩ
Transliteration A: oïzýō Transliteration B: oizyō Transliteration C: oizyo Beta Code: o)i+zu/w

English (LSJ)

aor. ὀΐζῡσα,

   A wail, mourn, ἀλλ' αἰεὶ περὶ κεῖνον ὀΐζυε (imper.) Il.3.408.    II c. acc. rei, suffer, ἧς εἵνεκ' ὀϊζύομεν κακὰ πολλά 14.89 : abs., to be miserable or suffer, ὀϊζύσας ἐμόγησεν Od.4.152, 23.307. [υ of pres. short in Hom., long in A.R. 4.1324, 1374 ; in aor. always long.]