ἀθέλγω

κρεῖττον τὸ μὴ ζῆν ἐστιν ἢ ζῆν ἀθλίως → death is better than a life of misery, it is better not to live at all than to live in misery

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Full diacritics: ἀθέλγω	Medium diacritics: ἀθέλγω	Low diacritics: αθέλγω	Capitals: ΑΘΕΛΓΩ
Transliteration A: athélgō	Transliteration B: athelgō	Transliteration C: athelgo	Beta Code: a)qe/lgw

English (LSJ)

A = ἀμέλγω, Hsch.:—Pass., ἀθέλγεται is drawn off or pressed out, Hp.Hum. 1 (expl. by Gal. ad loc. διηθεῖται, διεκλύεται).—For ἄθελξις v. ἄλθεξις.

[Seite 45] saugen, Hippocr., s. ἀμέλγω.

1 ordeñar, mamar Hsch.
•en v. pas. ser exprimida u ordeñada, amamantar Hp. en Erot.20.1, cf. Hsch.
2 en v. pas., sent. dud., quizá fig. ser extraído, ser eliminado Hp.Hum.1.

• Etimología: Cf. ἀθέλβω.