ἴπωσις

Κρεῖττον τὸ μὴ ζῆν ἐστιν ἢ ζῆν ἀθλίως → Death is better than a life of misery → Satius mori quam calamitose vivere → Der Tod ist besser als ein Leben in der Not

Menander, Monostichoi, 296

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Full diacritics: ἴπωσις	Medium diacritics: ἴπωσις	Low diacritics: ίπωσις	Capitals: ΙΠΩΣΙΣ
Transliteration A: ípōsis	Transliteration B: ipōsis	Transliteration C: iposis	Beta Code: i)/pwsis

English (LSJ)

[ῑ], εως, ἡ, (ἰπόω)

A pressing hard, squeezing, esp. in reducing dislocations, Hp.Art.47, Heliod. ap. Orib.49.27.5 and 32.7.

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