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Μὴ φῦναι τὸν ἅπαντα νικᾷ λόγον → Not to be born is, past all prizing, best.

Sophocles, Oedipus Coloneus l. 1225

Greek Monolingual

-η, -ο (Α ἄλκιμος, -ον και -ος, -η, -ον) ἀλκή
νεοελλ.
ο σωματικά δυνατός, εύρωστος, ρωμαλέος, ακμαίος
αρχ.
1. (για πρόσωπα) δυνατός, γενναίος
2. (για πράγματα) στιβαρός, ανθεκτικός, αποτελεσματικός
3. αυτός που ενισχύει, ενδυναμώνει, τονώνει, βοηθεί.