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Νέµουσι δ' οἴκους καὶ τὰ ναυστολούµενα ἔσω δόµων σῴζουσιν, οὐδ' ἐρηµίᾳ γυναικὸς οἶκος εὐπινὴς οὐδ' ὄλβιος → They manage households, and save what is brought by sea within the home, and no house deprived of a woman can be tidy and prosperous

Euripides, Melanippe Captiva, Fragment 6.11

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

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adj.

P. and V. στερεός, Ar. and V. στερρός. V. στυφλός, περισκελής.

Stubborn: P. and V. σκληρός, αὐθάδης.

Tough as maple: Ar. σφενδάμνινος (Ach. 181).

Tough as oak: Ar. πρίνινος (Ach. 180).