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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)

embŏlĭum: ii, n., = ἐμβόλιον,
I something thrown in; in scenic lang., an interlude, ballet, Cic. Sest. 54, 116 (embolia pertinent ad gestus saltatorios, Schol.).