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ῥιψαύχην

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Ubi idem et maximus et honestissimus amor est, aliquando praestat morte jungi, quam vita distrahi → Where indeed the greatest and most honourable love exists, it is much better to be joined by death, than separated by life.

Valerius Maximus, De Factis Dictisque
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Full diacritics: ῥιψαύχην Medium diacritics: ῥιψαύχην Low diacritics: ριψαύχην Capitals: ΡΙΨΑΥΧΗΝ
Transliteration A: rhipsaúchēn Transliteration B: rhipsauchēn Transliteration C: ripsaychin Beta Code: r(iyau/xhn

English (LSJ)

ενος, ὁ, ἡ,

   A tossing the neck (or head), properly of horses: metaph., ῥιψαύχενι σὺν κλόνῳ Pi.Dith.Oxy.1604 ii 13.

German (Pape)

[Seite 846] ὁ, ἡ, den Nacken werfend, bäumend, b.s. vom Pferde, auch von muthigen, trotzigen, hoffartigen Menschen, ἀλαλαί τε ὀρινόμεναι ῥιψαύχενι σὺν κλόνῳ, Pind. frg. 224.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ῥιψαύχην: -ενος, ὁ, ἡ, ὁ ὑψώνων τὸν αὐχένα, κυρίως ἐπὶ ἵππων· μεταφορ., ῥιψαύχενι σὺν κλόνῳ Πινδ. Ἀποσπ. 224· πρβλ. ὑψαύχην, ἐριαύχην.

English (Slater)

ῥιψαύχην
   1in which the neck is tossed ῥιψαύχενι σὺν κλόνῳ (sic codd. Plutarchi 706e, 714c: ἐριαύχενι Plut. 623b: ὑψαύχενι Π.) Δ. 2. 13.