δεκτέος
From LSJ
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
English (LSJ)
α, ον, (δέχομαι)
A to be received, Luc.Herm.74. II δεκτέον, one must take or understand, Str.10.2.22, Sch.Th.Oxy. 853 vii 9.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
δεκτέος: -α, -ον, ῥημ. ἐπίθ. τοῦ δέχομαι, ὃν πρέπει νὰ δεχθῇ τις, Λουκ. Ἑρμοτ. 74. ΙΙ. δεκτέον, πρέπει τις νὰ λάβῃ ἢ ἐννοήσῃ, Στράβ. 460.
French (Bailly abrégé)
α, ον :
qu’on peut ou qu’il faut recevoir.
Étymologie: adj. verb. de δέχομαι.
