λωποδυσία

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νεκρὸν ἐάν ποτ' ἴδηις καὶ μνήματα κωφὰ παράγηις κοινὸν ἔσοπτρον ὁρᾶις· ὁ θανὼν οὕτως προσεδόκα → whenever you see a body dead, or pass by silent tombs, you look into the mirror of all men's destiny: the dead man expected nothing else | if you ever see a corpse or walk by quiet graves, that's when you look into the mirror we all share: the dead expected this

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Full diacritics: λωποδῠσία Medium diacritics: λωποδυσία Low diacritics: λωποδυσία Capitals: ΛΩΠΟΔΥΣΙΑ
Transliteration A: lōpodysía Transliteration B: lōpodysia Transliteration C: lopodysia Beta Code: lwpodusi/a

English (LSJ)

ἡ, (λῶπος, δύω) prop.

   A slipping into another's clothes: hence, highway-robbery, J.BJ4.3.4 (pl.), Gloss.