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δύσελπις

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Φίλων τρόπους γίνωσκε, μὴ μίσει δ' ὅλως → Mores amici noveris, non oderis → Erkenne, hasse nicht schlechthin der Freunde Art

Menander, Monostichoi, 535
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Full diacritics: δῠσελπις Medium diacritics: δύσελπις Low diacritics: δύσελπις Capitals: ΔΥΣΕΛΠΙΣ
Transliteration A: dýselpis Transliteration B: dyselpis Transliteration C: dyselpis Beta Code: du/selpis

English (LSJ)

ι, gen. ιδος,

   A hardly hoping, despondent, A.Ch.412 (lyr.), Hp.Nat.Mul.41 (prob.), X.HG5.4.31, Arist.Rh. 1390a4; δ. τι ἐρεῖν Luc.Herm.69.    II Pass., hardly hoped for, νίκη Onos.38.2.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

δύσελπις: -ιδος, ὁ, ἡ, ὁ μόλις ἐλπίζων, ἄπελπις, Αἰσχύλ. Χο. 412, Ξεν. Ἑλλ. 5. 4, 31, Ἀριστ. Ρητ. 2. 13, 11 κ. ἀλλ.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ις, ι ; gén. ιδος
qui espère difficilement, qui désespère.
Étymologie: δυσ-, ἐλπίς.