νήϊστος

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ἀλλ' ἐπὶ καὶ θανάτῳ φάρμακον κάλλιστον ἑᾶς ἀρετᾶς ἅλιξιν εὑρέσθαι σὺν ἄλλοις → even at the price of death, the fairest way to win his own exploits together with his other companions | but even at the risk of death would find the finest elixir of excellence together with his other companions | but to find, together with other young men, the finest remedy — the remedy of one's own valoreven at the risk of death

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Full diacritics: νήϊστος Medium diacritics: νήϊστος Low diacritics: νήϊστος Capitals: ΝΗΪΣΤΟΣ
Transliteration A: nḗïstos Transliteration B: nēistos Transliteration C: niistos Beta Code: nh/i+stos

English (LSJ)

η, ον, Sup.,

   A = νήατος (v. νέατος A), in form νήϊστα· ἔσχατα, κατώτατα, Hsch.: hence perh. the name of the πύλαι Νήϊσται at Thebes, πύλαισι Νηΐστῃσι (v.l. νηΐτῃσι [-τισι, -ταισι]) A.Th.460, cf. Stat. Theb.8.354; Νηΐταις πύλαις E.Ph.1104 codd. (νήϊϊ, ταῖς πύλαις Hsch.: perh. Νηΐτταις πύλαις with -ττ- from -στ-).