σορός
μή, φίλα ψυχά, βίον ἀθάνατον σπεῦδε, τὰν δ' ἔμπρακτον ἄντλει μαχανάν → Oh! my soul do not aspire to eternal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible. | Do not yearn, O my soul, for immortal life! Use to the utmost the skill that is yours. | Do not, my soul, strive for the life of the immortals, but exhaust the practical means at your disposal.
English (LSJ)
ἡ,
A vessel for holding human remains, cinerary urn, ὣς δὲ καὶ ὀστέα νῶϊν ὁμὴ σ. ἀμφικαλύπτοι Il.23.91; coffin, Hdt.1.68, 2.78, Ar.Ach.691, Lys.600, etc.; of stone, Thphr.Ign.46, Dsc.5.124: prov., τὸν ἕτερον πόδα ἐν τῇ σ. ἔχειν Luc.Herm.78; bier, Ev.Luc.7.14, PLond.1.121.236 (iii A.D.). II as nickname of an old man or woman, Ar.V.1365, Macho ap.Ath.13.580c. III αἱ δημόσιαι σ. dub. sens. in PLips.86.11 (iv A.D.).
