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Ἀναξαγόρας δύο ἔλεγε διδασκαλίας εἶναι θανάτου, τόν τε πρὸ τοῦ γενέσθαι χρόνον καὶ τὸν ὕπνον → Anaxagoras used to say that we have two teachers for death: the time before we were born and sleep | Anaxagoras said that there are two rehearsals for death: the time before being born and sleep
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V. περόνη, ἡ, περονίς, ἡ, πόρπη, ἡ. Peg: Ar. and P. πάσσαλος, ὁ. Pin to fasten bolt: Ar. and P. βάλανος, ἡ. Linch pins: V. ἐνήλατα, τά. v. trans. V. πορπᾶν. Fasten down: Ar. and V. προσπασσαλεύειν, V. πασσαλεύειν; see fasten. Wearing their robes of Ida pinned with golden brooches: V. Ἰδαῖα φάρη χρυσέαις ἐζευγμέναι πόρπαισι (Eur., El. 317). Pin down, met.: P. καταλαμβάνειν. Pin one's faith to: see trust. They pin their hopes of deliverance to you: P. τὰς ἐλπίδας τῆς σωτηρίας ἐν ὑμῖν ἔχουσι.
