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Μὴ φῦναι τὸν ἅπαντα νικᾷ λόγον → Not to be born is, past all prizing, best.

Sophocles, Oedipus Coloneus l. 1225

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

ā̆phrŏdīsĭăcē: ēs, f., = ἀφροδισιακή,
I a precious stone of a reddish-white color, unknown to us, Plin. 37, 10, 54, § 148.