αἰθάλη
νεκρὸν ἐάν ποτ' ἴδηις καὶ μνήματα κωφὰ παράγηις κοινὸν ἔσοπτρον ὁρᾶις· ὁ θανὼν οὕτως προσεδόκα → whenever you see a body dead, or pass by silent tombs, you look into the mirror of all men's destiny: the dead man expected nothing else | if you ever see a corpse or walk by quiet graves, that's when you look into the mirror we all share: the dead expected this
English (LSJ)
ἡ, (αἴθω)
A = αἴθαλος, esp. soot Hp.Mul.1.91, LXX Ex.9.8, Dsc.5.75, v.l. in Luc. DDeor.15.1. II sublimed vapour, Zos. Alch.p.250B., al.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
αἰθάλη: ἡ, (αἴθω) = αἴθαλος, ἰδίως ἡ καπνιά, Λουκ. Θε. Διάλ. 15. 1· πρβλ. Λοβ. Φρύν. σ. 114.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ης (ἡ) :
I. résidu de matières brûlées :
1 suie;
2 cendres;
II. syn. de στύραξ².
Étymologie: αἴθαλος.
Greek Monotonic
αἰθάλη: ἡ (αἴθω) = αἴθαλος, καπνιά, σε Λουκ.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
αἰθάλη: ἡ сажа, копоть Luc.
Frisk Etymological English
See also: αἴθω
