ἀΐσθω

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τὰ σῦκα σῦκα, τὴν σκάφην δὲ σκάφην ὀνομάζειν → call a spade a spade | speak the truth | speak straight from the shoulder | give it straight from the shoulder | give the straight goods | not to mince matters | not to mince words | not mince words | call things by their right names | call a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel | call a shovel a shovel | call a spade a spade, not a big spoon

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Full diacritics: ἀΐσθω Medium diacritics: ἀΐσθω Low diacritics: αΐσθω Capitals: ΑΪΣΘΩ
Transliteration A: aḯsthō Transliteration B: aisthō Transliteration C: aistho Beta Code: a)i/+sqw

English (LSJ)

(ἄημι) Ep. Verb,

   A breathe out, θυμὸν ἄϊσθε he was giving up the ghost, Il.20.403, cf. 16.468.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἀΐσθω: (ἄημι) Ἐπ. ῥῆμα, ἐκπνέω, ἀποπνέω, θυμὸν ἄϊσθε, ἐξέπνευσε, Ἰλ. Υ. 403· θυμὸν ἀΐσθων, ἐκπνέων, ΙΙ. 468· πρβλ. ἀΐω = ἄημι.