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Ἀλλ’ ἐσθ’ ὁ θάνατος λοῖσθος ἰατρός κακῶν → But death is the ultimate healer of ills

Sophocles, Fragment 698

Greek Monolingual

ἡ, Μ
δεξαμενή, κολυμβήθρα («εἰς τὸ χεῑλος τῆς φισκίνης ὅπου ἐβαπτίσατέ με», Αναστ. Σιν.).
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < λατ. piscina «δεξαμενή, κολυμπήθρα, ιχθυοτροφείο»].