πωρίασις

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καλῶς δρῶν ἐξαμαρτεῖν μᾶλλοννικᾶν κακῶς → I would prefer to fail with honor than to win by evil | I prefer to fail by acting rightly rather than win by acting wrongly | Better fail by doing right, than win by doing wrong (Sophocles, Philoctetes 95)

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Full diacritics: πωρίᾱσις Medium diacritics: πωρίασις Low diacritics: πωρίασις Capitals: ΠΩΡΙΑΣΙΣ
Transliteration A: pōríasis Transliteration B: pōriasis Transliteration C: poriasis Beta Code: pwri/asis

English (LSJ)

εως, ἡ,

   A callus on the eyelid, Gal.14.767.