καλῶς δρῶν ἐξαμαρτεῖν μᾶλλον ἢ νικᾶν 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)
| Full diacritics: μετρητίς | Medium diacritics: μετρητίς | Low diacritics: μετρητίς | Capitals: ΜΕΤΡΗΤΙΣ |
| Transliteration A: metrētís | Transliteration B: metrētis | Transliteration C: metritis | Beta Code: metrhti/s |
-ίδος, ἡ, = μετρητής II, IG12(7).62.21 (Amorgos, iv B. C.).
μετρητίς, -ίδος, ἡ (Α)
θηλ. του μετρητής.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < μετρητής + κατάλ. -ίς (πρβλ. αιρετίς, αιχμαλωτίς)].
