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ἀγαυός

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θάνατος οὐθὲν πρὸς ἡμᾶς, ἐπειδήπερ ὅταν μὲν ἡμεῖς ὦμεν, ὁ θάνατος οὐ πάρεστιν, ὅταν δὲ ὁ θάνατος παρῇ, τόθ' ἡμεῖς οὐκ ἐσμέν. → Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are not.

Epicurus, Letter to Menoeceus
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Transliteration A: agauós Transliteration B: agauos Transliteration C: agavos Beta Code: a)gauo/s

English (LSJ)

ή, όν, in Hom. almost always of kings or heroes,

   A illustrious, noble, κήρυκες Il.3.268; Περσεφόνεια Od.11.213; πομπῆες noble guides, 13.71, cf. Pi.P.4.72; once in Trag., Πέρσαις ἀγαυοῖς A.Pers.986 (lyr.): Sup. -ότατος Od.15.229.    2 of things, brilliant, glorious, δῶρον h.Merc.442; θρόος Pi.Pae.9.36; esp. of stars, Arat.71, al., Man.2.14 (Sup.):—in late Prose, Hierocl.in CA4p.425M. (Perh. α intens., γαίω, cf. Hdn.Gr.2.166.)