υψιπετής

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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

-ές / ὑψιπετής, -ές, ΝΜΑ
αυτός που έπεσε από τον ουρανό ή, γενικά, από ψηλά, ουρανοκατέβατος
νεοελλ.
ζωολ. παλαιότερη ονομασία γένους πτηνών·