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θνῆσις

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Ubi idem et maximus et honestissimus amor est, aliquando praestat morte jungi, quam vita distrahi → Where indeed the greatest and most honourable love exists, it is much better to be joined by death, than separated by life.

Valerius Maximus, De Factis Dictisque
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Full diacritics: θνῆσις Medium diacritics: θνῆσις Low diacritics: θνήσις Capitals: ΘΝΗΣΙΣ
Transliteration A: thnē̂sis Transliteration B: thnēsis Transliteration C: thnisis Beta Code: qnh=sis

English (LSJ)

εως, ἡ,

   A mortality, in a plague, Ruf.Fr.69; πολλὴ θ. γέγονε Stud.Pal.22.338 (i A.D.); νηπίων Cat.Cod.Astr.7.126.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1212] ἡ, das Sterben, erst sehr Sp.

Greek Monolingual

θνῆσις, ἡ (ΑΜ, Μ και θνήση) θνῄσκω
θάνατος, θανατικό προερχόμενο κυρίως από λοιμό
μσν.
σφαγή, καταστροφή, αφανισμός.