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ῥιψαύχην

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Ὁ δὲ μὴ δυνάμενος κοινωνεῖν ἢ μηδὲν δεόμενος δι' αὐτάρκειαν οὐθὲν μέρος πόλεως, ὥστε θηρίον θεός → Whoever is incapable of associating, or has no need to because of self-sufficiency, is no part of a state; so he is either a beast or a god

Aristotle, Politics, 1253a25
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Full diacritics: ῥιψαύχην Medium diacritics: ῥιψαύχην Low diacritics: ριψαύχην Capitals: ΡΙΨΑΥΧΗΝ
Transliteration A: rhipsaúchēn Transliteration B: rhipsauchēn Transliteration C: ripsaychin Beta Code: r(iyau/xhn

English (LSJ)

ενος, ὁ, ἡ,

   A tossing the neck (or head), properly of horses: metaph., ῥιψαύχενι σὺν κλόνῳ Pi.Dith.Oxy.1604 ii 13.

German (Pape)

[Seite 846] ὁ, ἡ, den Nacken werfend, bäumend, b.s. vom Pferde, auch von muthigen, trotzigen, hoffartigen Menschen, ἀλαλαί τε ὀρινόμεναι ῥιψαύχενι σὺν κλόνῳ, Pind. frg. 224.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ῥιψαύχην: -ενος, ὁ, ἡ, ὁ ὑψώνων τὸν αὐχένα, κυρίως ἐπὶ ἵππων· μεταφορ., ῥιψαύχενι σὺν κλόνῳ Πινδ. Ἀποσπ. 224· πρβλ. ὑψαύχην, ἐριαύχην.