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εἰσκωμάζω

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Οὐ γὰρ ἀργίας ὤνιονὑγίεια καὶ ἀπραξίας, ἅ γε δὴ μέγιστα κακῶν ταῖς νόσοις πρόσεστι, καὶ οὐδὲν διαφέρει τοῦ τὰ ὄμματα τῷ μὴ διαβλέπειν καὶ τὴν φωνὴν τῷ μὴ φθέγγεσθαι φυλάττοντος ὁ τὴν ὑγίειαν ἀχρηστίᾳ καὶ ἡσυχίᾳ σῴζειν οἰόμενος → For health is not to be purchased by idleness and inactivity, which are the greatest evils attendant on sickness, and the man who thinks to conserve his health by uselessness and ease does not differ from him who guards his eyes by not seeing, and his voice by not speaking

Plutarch, Advice about Keeping Well, section 24
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Full diacritics: εἰσκωμάζω Medium diacritics: εἰσκωμάζω Low diacritics: εισκωμάζω Capitals: ΕΙΣΚΩΜΑΖΩ
Transliteration A: eiskōmázō Transliteration B: eiskōmazō Transliteration C: eiskomazo Beta Code: ei)skwma/zw

English (LSJ)

(κῶμος)

   A burst in like a party of revellers: generally, burst in upon, τινί Luc.Lex.9; εἰς τὴν πόλιν Aristid. Or.51(27).30: c. acc. loci, Lyc.1355 : metaph., εἰσεκώμασεν ὁ ἄργυρος silver came romping in, Ath.6.231e.

German (Pape)

[Seite 744] im Festaufzuge (κῶμος), lustig, lärmend einziehen, mit Ungestüm eindringen; αὐτεπάγγελτοι Luc. Lexiph. 9; übertr., ἄργυρος Ath. VI, 231 e; Sp.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

εἰσκωμάζω: μέλλ. -άσω, εἰσέρχομαι ἢ εἰσορμῶ θορυβωδῶς ὡς θίασος κωμαζόντων (ἴδε κῶμοςκαθόλου, εἰσορμῶ ἐξαίφνης, εἰσεκώμασαν ἡμῖν αὐτεπάγγελτοι Λουκ. Λεξιφ. 9· εἰς τόπον Ἀριστείδ. 1. 353· μετ’ αἰτ. τόπου, Λυκόφρ. 1355· μεταφ., εἰσεκώμασεν ὁ ἄργυρος, εἰσῆλθον χρήματα ἐν ἀφθονίᾳ, Ἀθήν. 231Ε.