ἐπιτείχισις

μή, φίλα ψυχά, βίον ἀθάνατον σπεῦδε, τὰν δ' ἔμπρακτον ἄντλει μαχανάν → Oh! my soul do not aspire to eternal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible. | Do not yearn, O my soul, for immortal life! Use to the utmost the skill that is yours. | Do not, my soul, strive for the life of the immortals, but exhaust the practical means at your disposal.

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Full diacritics: ἐπιτείχῐσις	Medium diacritics: ἐπιτείχισις	Low diacritics: επιτείχισις	Capitals: ΕΠΙΤΕΙΧΙΣΙΣ
Transliteration A: epiteíchisis	Transliteration B: epiteichisis	Transliteration C: epiteichisis	Beta Code: e)pitei/xisis

English (LSJ)

εως, ἡ,

A building a fort on the enemy's frontier, Th.1.142 ; ἐ. Δεκελείας Id.6.93.

[Seite 990] ἡ, das Anlegen von Befestigungen, Bollwerken gegen Jemanden, Thuc. 1, 142, Befestigung, Δεκελείας 6, 93.