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Θέλομεν καλῶς ζῆν πάντες, ἀλλ' οὐ δυνάμεθα → Bene vivere omnes volumus, at non possumus → Gut leben wollen wir alle, doch wir können es nicht

Menander, Monostichoi, 236

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

ĕpīzygis: ĭdis, f., = ἐπιζυγίς>,
I a pin at the hole of the balista, to keep the cord, when drawn through, in its place, Vitr. 10, 17.