ἀγχόθι
μή, φίλα ψυχά, βίον ἀθάνατον σπεῦδε, τὰν δ' ἔμπρακτον ἄντλει μαχανάν → Oh! my soul do not aspire to eternal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible. | Do not yearn, O my soul, for immortal life! Use to the utmost the skill that is yours. | Do not, my soul, strive for the life of the immortals, but exhaust the practical means at your disposal.
English (LSJ)
Poet. Adv. near, δειρῆς Il. 14.412, cf. Od. 13.103, ARh. 1.37, etc.; abs., Theoc. 22.40, IG 9(2).645 (Thessal.).
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀγχόθι: ἐπίρρ., = ἀγχοῦ, ἄγχι, πλησίον, μ. γεν., Ἰλ. Ξ. 412, Ὀδ. Ν. 103· ἀπολ., Θεοκρ. 22. 40, Ἀνθ.
French (Bailly abrégé)
adv.
auprès.
Étymologie: ἄγχι, -θι.
English (Autenrieth)
ἄγχι.
Spanish (DGE)
(ἀγχόθῐ)
adv. cerca c. gen. δειρῆς Il.14.412, αὐτῆς Od.13.103, ὄρεος Φυλληίου ἀ. ναίων A.R.1.37, πατρός Theoc.24.135, πηγάων Call.Dian.171
•s. rég. ὑψηλαὶ δὲ πεφύκεσσαν ἀ. πεῦκαι Theoc.22.40, cf. IG 9(2).645 (Larisa, imper.).
Greek Monotonic
ἀγχόθι: επίρρ. = ἀγχοῦ, κοντά· με γεν. σε Όμηρ.· απόλ. σε Θεόκρ.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
ἀγχόθι:
I adv. вблизи, рядом Theocr., Anth.
II в знач. praep. cum gen. близ, возле (τινός Hom.).
Middle Liddell
= ἀγχοῦ
near, c. gen., Hom.; absol., Theocr.
