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πόρθησις

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Ubi idem et maximus et honestissimus amor est, aliquando praestat morte jungi, quam vita distrahi → Where indeed the greatest and most honourable love exists, it is much better to be joined by death, than separated by life.

Valerius Maximus, De Factis Dictisque
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Full diacritics: πόρθησις Medium diacritics: πόρθησις Low diacritics: πόρθησις Capitals: ΠΟΡΘΗΣΙΣ
Transliteration A: pórthēsis Transliteration B: porthēsis Transliteration C: porthisis Beta Code: po/rqhsis

English (LSJ)

εως, ἡ, A sack of a town, D.18.70, Plu.Sull.33, etc.

German (Pape)

[Seite 683] ἡ, Zerstörung; Schol. Soph. Phil. 1376; Plut. Sull. 33.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

πόρθησις: ἡ, ἡ ἐκπόρθησις πόλεως, Δημ. 248. 5. Πλουτ. Σύλλ. 33, κτλ.

French (Bailly abrégé)

εως (ἡ) :
action de dévaster, dévastation, ruine.
Étymologie: πορθέω.

Greek Monotonic

πόρθησις: ἡ, λεηλασία πόλης, σε Δημ.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

πόρθησις: εως ἡ (действие) разорение, разрушение Dem., Plut.

Dutch (Woordenboekgrieks.nl)

πόρθησις -εως, ἡ [πορθέω] verwoesting.

Middle Liddell

πόρθησις, εως, [from πορθέω
the sack of a town, Dem.

English (Woodhouse)

devastation, pillage, plundering, act of plundering

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