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καταμιαίνω

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Quibus enim nihil est in ipsis opis ad bene beateque vivendum → Every age is burdensome to those who have no means of living well and happily

Cicero, de Senectute
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Full diacritics: καταμῐαίνω Medium diacritics: καταμιαίνω Low diacritics: καταμιαίνω Capitals: ΚΑΤΑΜΙΑΙΝΩ
Transliteration A: katamiaínō Transliteration B: katamiainō Transliteration C: katamiaino Beta Code: katamiai/nw

English (LSJ)

   A defile, ψεύδεσιν -μιάναις γένναν Pi.P.4.100; [τὰ καλά] Pl.Lg.937d; τὸ φῶς Luc.Cat.27:—Pass., wear squalid garments as a sign of grief, Hdt.6.58.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1364] beflecken, verunreinigen; μὴ ψευδέσιν καταμιάναις γένναν Pind. P. 4, 100; Plat. Legg. XI, 937 d; Sp., τὸ φῶς μου πάντα τρόπον κατεμίαινε Luc. Catapl. 27. – Bei Her. 6, 58 heißt es, daß beim Tode eines Königs in Sparta ἀνάγκη ἐξ οἰκίης ἑκάστης ἐλευθέρους δύο καταμιαίνεσθαι, ἄνδρα τε καὶ γυναῖκα, entweder zum Zeichen der Trauer dunkle Kleider anlegen, oder sich mit Staub beschmutzen.