ιχθυόεις

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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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Greek Monolingual

-εσσα, -εν (Α ἰχθυόεις, -εσσα, -εν)
γεμάτος ψάρια, αυτός στον οποίο υπάρχουν άφθονα ψάρια
αρχ.
1. όμοιος με ψάρι
2. αυτός που αποτελείται από ψάρια («ἰχθυόεσσα θήρη», Οππ.)
3. φρ. α) «ἰχθυόεντα κέλευθα» — η θάλασσα (Ομ. Οδ.). β) «ἰχθυόεις μυχός» — ο Βόσπορος (Αριστοφ.).
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ἰχθυ(ο)- + επίθημα -όεις (πρβλ. βοτρυ-όεις, δακρυ-όεις)].