περικάκησις

Μή μοι γένοιθ', ἃ βούλομ', ἀλλ' ἃ συμφέρει → Ne sit mihi, quod cupio, sed quod expedit → nicht was ich will, geschehe mir, doch was mir nützt

Menander, Monostichoi, 366

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Full diacritics: περικᾰκησις	Medium diacritics: περικάκησις	Low diacritics: περικάκησις	Capitals: ΠΕΡΙΚΑΚΗΣΙΣ
Transliteration A: perikákēsis	Transliteration B: perikakēsis	Transliteration C: perikakisis	Beta Code: perika/khsis

English (LSJ)

εως, ἡ,

A extreme ill-luck, Id.1.85.2, al.

[Seite 578] ἡ, großes Unglück, Verzweiflung mitten im Unglück, Pol. 1, 85, 2. 15, 29, 10.