retirement
From LSJ
στέργει γὰρ οὐδεὶς ἄγγελον κακῶν ἐπῶν → for no one loves the messenger who brings bad news
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
retreat: P. ἀναχώρησις, ἡ.
departure: P. and V. ἔξοδος, ἡ. P. ἀποχώρησις, ἡ.
place of retirement: P. and V. καταφυγή, ἡ, P. ἀναχώρησις, ἡ.
resting-place: P. καταγωγή, ἡ, Ar. and P. ἀνάπαυλα, ἡ, Ar. and V. ἐκτροπή, ἡ (Euripides, Rhesus, also Xen.).
solitude: P. and V. ἐρημία, ἡ.
peace, quiet: Ar. and P. ἡσυχία, ἡ.
freedom from business: Ar. and P. ἀπραγμοσύνη, ἡ.
living in retirement, adj.: use P. and V. ἀπράγμων (Euripides, Fragment).
