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σὺν Ἀθηνᾷ καὶ σὺ χεῖρα κινεῖ → God helps those who help themselves, God helps them that help themselves, heaven helps those who help themselves, the Lord helps those who help themselves, move your hand along with Athena, move your hand along with Minerva, fortune favors the prepared mind, fortune favours the prepared mind, chance favors the prepared mind, chance favours the prepared mind

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Greek Monolingual

ο, θηλ. ψειρού, Ν ψείρα
1. ψειριάρης
2. το θηλ. η ψειρού
μτφ. η φυλακή
3. μτφ. (για πρόσ.) α) πολύ ατημέλητος και βρόμικος άνθρωπος
β) φιλάργυρος, τσιγκούνης
γ) φτωχός που προσπαθεί να φαίνεται πλούσιος.