ἦνοψ

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τὸ μὴ γενέσθαι κρεῖσσον ἢ φῦναι βροτοῖς → not existing is better for mortals than being born, not to be born is better than life for mortals

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Full diacritics: ἦνοψ Medium diacritics: ἦνοψ Low diacritics: ήνοψ Capitals: ΗΝΟΨ
Transliteration A: ē̂nops Transliteration B: ēnops Transliteration C: inops Beta Code: h)=noy

English (LSJ)

οπος, ὁ, ἡ, perh.

   A gleaming, ἤνοπι χαλκῷ Il.16.408, 18.349, Od.10.360; οὐρανός Call.Fr.anon.24; πυρός ib.28. (Expld. as,= ἄν-οψ, not to be looked at, dazzling, by Scholl.in Lexx., but ϝῆνοψ is prob. in Hom.)