κνηστήρ

νεκρὸν ἐάν ποτ' ἴδηις καὶ μνήματα κωφὰ παράγηις κοινὸν ἔσοπτρον ὁρᾶις· ὁ θανὼν οὕτως προσεδόκα → whenever you see a body dead, or pass by silent tombs, you look into the mirror of all men's destiny: the dead man expected nothing else | if you ever see a corpse or walk by quiet graves, that's when you look into the mirror we all share: the dead expected this

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Full diacritics: κνηστήρ	Medium diacritics: κνηστήρ	Low diacritics: κνηστήρ	Capitals: ΚΝΗΣΤΗΡ
Transliteration A: knēstḗr	Transliteration B: knēstēr	Transliteration C: knistir	Beta Code: knhsth/r

English (LSJ)

ῆρος, ὁ,

A scraping-knife, Nic.Th.85, Al.308. II slayer, destroyer, Hsch. III gloss on κνῆστρον, Erot.

[Seite 1460] ῆρος, ὁ, Schabmesser, Nic. Ther. 85 Al. 308; nach Hesych. auch φονεύς.