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From LSJ
Ὅστις γὰρ ἐν πολλοῖσιν ὡς ἐγὼ κακοῖς ζῇ, πῶς ὅδ' Οὐχὶ κατθανὼν κέρδος φέρει; → For one who lives amidst such evils as I do, how could it not be best to die?
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
subs.
No separate word; use finger.
Under the thumb of: met., use adj., P. and V. ὑπήκοος (gen. or dat.), ὑποχείριος (dat.); or prep., P. and V. ὑπό (dat.).
v. trans.
Thumb (a book): use Ar. and P. πατεῖν (Ar. 471; Plat., Phaedr. 273A).