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Οὐ γὰρ ἀργίας ὤνιονὑγίεια καὶ ἀπραξίας, ἅ γε δὴ μέγιστα κακῶν ταῖς νόσοις πρόσεστι, καὶ οὐδὲν διαφέρει τοῦ τὰ ὄμματα τῷ μὴ διαβλέπειν καὶ τὴν φωνὴν τῷ μὴ φθέγγεσθαι φυλάττοντος ὁ τὴν ὑγίειαν ἀχρηστίᾳ καὶ ἡσυχίᾳ σῴζειν οἰόμενος → For health is not to be purchased by idleness and inactivity, which are the greatest evils attendant on sickness, and the man who thinks to conserve his health by uselessness and ease does not differ from him who guards his eyes by not seeing, and his voice by not speaking

Plutarch, Advice about Keeping Well, section 24
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Full diacritics: κῡφωμα Medium diacritics: κύφωμα Low diacritics: κύφωμα Capitals: ΚΥΦΩΜΑ
Transliteration A: kýphōma Transliteration B: kyphōma Transliteration C: kyfoma Beta Code: ku/fwma

English (LSJ)

ατος, τό, A hump on the back, Hp.Art.41 (sg. and pl.); κυφώματα σπονδύλων Ruf. ap. Orib.45.30.43.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1539] τό, die Krümmung, der Buckel, Hippocr.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

κύφωμα: τό, κύρτωμα ἐν τῷ σώματι, «καμπούρα» Ἱππ. π. Ἄρθρ. 807, Γαλην. τ. 18, μέρ. 1, σ. 502, 3.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ατος (τό) :
t. de méd. bosse.
Étymologie: κύπτω.

Greek Monolingual

το (AM κύφωμα) κυφούμαι
το κύρτωμα της σπονδυλικής στήλης, το καμπούριασμα, η καμπούραὅταν οὖν ἐν τοῖς κατά τὸν θώρακα σφονδύλοις τὸ κύφωμα γένηται, μάλιστα τούτοις ἀναυξητέα ἀποτελεῑται κατὰ τὸ μῆκος», Γαλ.)
μσν.
καμπύλωμα.

Dutch (Woordenboekgrieks.nl)

κύφωμα -τος, τό [κυφόομαι] kromming, bochel.