beard

ὦ δυσπάλαιστον γῆρας, ὡς μισῶ σ' ἔχων, μισῶ δ' ὅσοι χρῄζουσιν ἐκτείνειν βίον, βρωτοῖσι καὶ ποτοῖσι καὶ μαγεύμασι παρεκτρέποντες ὀχετὸν ὥστε μὴ θανεῖν: οὓς χρῆν, ἐπειδὰν μηδὲν ὠφελῶσι γῆν, θανόντας ἔρρειν κἀκποδὼν εἶναι νέοις → Old age, resistless foe, how do I loathe your presence! Them too I loathe, whoever desire to lengthen out the span of life, seeking to turn the tide of death aside by food and drink and magic spells; those whom death should take away to leave the young their place, when they no more can benefit the world

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

subs.

P. and V. πώγων, ὁ, V. γενειάς, ἡ, Ar. and V. γένειον, τό, ὑπήνη, ἡ (Aesch., Frag.).

Have a beard, v.: Ar. and P. γενειᾶν.

Begin to have a beard, v.: P. γενειάσκειν.

v. trans.

Beard the lion: P. ξυρεῖν λέοντα (Plat., Rep. 341C).