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ἐκμέλεια

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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: ἐκμέλεια Medium diacritics: ἐκμέλεια Low diacritics: εκμέλεια Capitals: ΕΚΜΕΛΕΙΑ
Transliteration A: ekméleia Transliteration B: ekmeleia Transliteration C: ekmeleia Beta Code: e)kme/leia

English (LSJ)

ἡ, (ἐκμελής)

   A false note, D.H.Comp.II: metaph., Corn. ND32.    II carelessness, Zos.1.23,al.

German (Pape)

[Seite 769] ἡ, das Verfehlen des Tons, Dissonanz, D. Hal. C. V. p. 122; übh. = Nachlässigkeit, Sp.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἐκμέλεια: ἡ, (ἐκμελὴς) παραφωνία, Διον. Ἁλ. π. Συνθ. 11· ἀντιτίθεται τῷ ἐμμέλεια. ΙΙ. ἀμέλεια, Ζώσιμ. 1. 23, 1.

Spanish (DGE)

-ας, ἡ
1 discordancia, nota falsaop. ἐμμέλεια Thphr.Fr.89.12, 13, ἐκμέλειαν ηὔλησε D.H.Comp.11.8, ref. la armonía cósmica, Corn.ND 32.
2 despreocupación, descuido de la situación política, Zos.1.23.

Greek Monolingual

ἐκμέλεια, η (Α)
1. παραφωνία, κακοφωνία
2. αρρυθμία, δυσαρμονία
3. αδιαφορία, αμέλεια.