τρισσός
ὁ χρόνος ἐστὶ δάνος, τὸ ζῆν πικρός ἐσθ' ὁ δανίσας → time is a loan, and he who lent you life is a hard creditor | time is on loan and life's lender is a prick
English (LSJ)
ή, όν; Att. τριττός Pl.Lg.782d, etc.; Ion. τριξός (q. v.): (τρίς):—
A threefold, Hes.Fr.191, E.Fr.285.3, etc.; τρισσὸν ζεῦγος τρισσῶν (sed leg. τριῶν) θεῶν Id.Tr.924; πρᾶσις τ. γραφεῖσα POxy.1208.24 (iii A. D.):—Adv. -ῶς Thphr. ap. D.H.Lys.14, LXXPr.22.20, al., AP 12.123. II in pl., = τρεῖς, Pi.P.8.80, S.OT164 (lyr.), OC479, E.Hec.645 (lyr.), Pl.R.504a. III = τρίτος, IG12(2).129.8 (Mytil.). IV τρισσοί, = shields, misrendering of Hebr. šelātî through confusion with šālōš 'three', LXX4 Ki.11.10. V literal rendering of Hebr. šālīš 'measure containing third part (of unknown unit)', Aq.Is.40.12.
