γιώτα

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μὴ φῦναι τὸν ἅπαντα νικᾷ λόγον → not to be born is, past all prizing, best | not to be born excels the whole account | not to be born exceeds every possible estimate | not to be born is, beyond all estimation, best | never to have lived is best | not to be born is best of all

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Greek Monolingual

το
1. το ένατο γράμμα του ελληνικού αλφαβήτου (ι, Ι)
2. φρ. «δεν αλλάζω ούτε ένα γιώτα» — δεν αλλάζω ούτε το παραμικρό από όσα είπα ή έγραψα.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. γιώτα < ιώτα, με ανάπτυξη j από τη συνίζηση του συμπλέγματος io - (πρβλ. ιατρός -γιατρός)].