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σάγανα

From LSJ

Οὐ γὰρ ἀργίας ὤνιονὑγίεια καὶ ἀπραξίας, ἅ γε δὴ μέγιστα κακῶν ταῖς νόσοις πρόσεστι, καὶ οὐδὲν διαφέρει τοῦ τὰ ὄμματα τῷ μὴ διαβλέπειν καὶ τὴν φωνὴν τῷ μὴ φθέγγεσθαι φυλάττοντος ὁ τὴν ὑγίειαν ἀχρηστίᾳ καὶ ἡσυχίᾳ σῴζειν οἰόμενος → For health is not to be purchased by idleness and inactivity, which are the greatest evils attendant on sickness, and the man who thinks to conserve his health by uselessness and ease does not differ from him who guards his eyes by not seeing, and his voice by not speaking

Plutarch, Advice about Keeping Well, section 24
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Full diacritics: σάγανα Medium diacritics: σάγανα Low diacritics: σάγανα Capitals: ΣΑΓΑΝΑ
Transliteration A: ságana Transliteration B: sagana Transliteration C: sagana Beta Code: sa/gana

English (LSJ)

σκεπάσματα, περιβόλαια, Hsch. (cf. ἄγανα and σαγήνη).

Greek Monolingual

Α
(κατά τον Ησύχ.) «σκεπάσματα, περιβόλαια».
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Πρόκειται πιθ. για συμφυρμό τών λ. ἄγανα και σαγήνη.