άφορος

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

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Greek Monolingual

-η, -ο (AM ἄφορος, -ον)
ο δίχως καρπούς ή βλάστηση
αρχ.
1. άγονη, στείρα
2. αυτός που προξενεί ακαρπία
3. αφορολόγητος
4. αφόρητος, ανυπόφορος.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛΟΓΙΑ < α- στερ. + -φορος < φέρω (πρβλ. εύφορος)].