ριζά

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τί ἦ μοι ταῦτα περὶ δρῦν ἢ περὶ πέτρην → but what is this to me, about an oak or a rock | but what are these things about a tree or a rock to me | why all this about trees and rocks | why all this about what we have nothing to do with | but why am I off on this tangent

Source

Greek Monolingual

τα, Ν
πρόποδες βουνού.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ρίζα, κατά τα: χαμηλά, ψηλά].