θέλυμνα
From LSJ
νεκρὸν ἐάν ποτ' ἴδηις καὶ μνήματα κωφὰ παράγηις κοινὸν ἔσοπτρον ὁρᾶις· ὁ θανὼν οὕτως προσεδόκα → whenever you see a body dead, or pass by silent tombs, you look into the mirror of all men's destiny: the dead man expected nothing else | if you ever see a corpse or walk by quiet graves, that's when you look into the mirror we all share: the dead expected this
English (LSJ)
ων, τά,= θέμεθλα,
A foundations or elements of things, θ. τε καὶ στερεωπά cj. for θελημνά, θελημά, Emp.21.6. (Cf. προθέλυμνος, τετραθέλυμνος.)
