ἐφέργω

From LSJ

οὐ δικαίως θάνατον ἔχθουσιν βροτοί, ὅσπερ μέγιστον ῥῦμα τῶν πολλῶν κακῶν → unjustly men hate death, which is the greatest defence against their many ills | men are not right in hating death, which is the greatest succour from our many ills

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Transliteration A: ephérgō Transliteration B: ephergō Transliteration C: efergo Beta Code: e)fe/rgw

English (LSJ)

confine, ὕδωρ Tab.Heracl.1.131.

Greek Monolingual

ἐφέργω (Α)
1. κατακρατώ, περιορίζω
2. (ειδ. για το νερό) εμποδίζω τη ροή.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < επί + ἔργω, επικ. τ. του εἴργω / εἵργω «εγκλείω, περικλείω»].