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

Sophocles, Fragment 698

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

capnītis: ĭdis, f., = καπνῖτις, smoky;
I a kind of cadmia, Plin. 34, 10, 22, § 101.—
II A smoke-colored precious stone, Plin. 37, 10, 56, § 151.