κατακονά

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Ἀναξαγόρας δύο ἔλεγε διδασκαλίας εἶναι θανάτου, τόν τε πρὸ τοῦ γενέσθαι χρόνον καὶ τὸν ὕπνονAnaxagoras used to say that we have two teachers for death: the time before we were born and sleep | Anaxagoras said that there are two rehearsals for death: the time before being born and sleep

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Full diacritics: κατᾰκονά Medium diacritics: κατακονά Low diacritics: κατακονά Capitals: ΚΑΤΑΚΟΝΑ
Transliteration A: katakoná Transliteration B: katakona Transliteration C: katakona Beta Code: katakona/

English (LSJ)

ἡ, (κατακαίνω)

   A destruction, κατακονὰ ἀβίοτος βίου E.Hipp. 821 (lyr.).--The v.l., supported by Sch. (cf. EM50.25, Eust.381.22), κατακονᾷ . . βίος, implies a Verb κατ-ᾰκονάω, wear away, as is done in whetting steel.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

κατᾰκονά: ἡ, (κατακαίνω), διαφθορά, καταστροφή, κατακονὰ ἀβίοτος βίου Εὐρ. Ἱππ. 821.― Ὁ Σχολ. (πρβλ. Ἐτυμ. Μ. 50. 25, Εὐστ. 381. 22) πρέπει νὰ εἶχεν ἀναγνώσει κατακονᾷ... βίος, ἐκ τοῦ κατακονάω, φθείρω καὶ λεπτύνω, κατατρίβω (ὅπως ὅταν τις ἀκονᾷ χάλυβα), ἀλλ’ ἐσφαλμένως·― τὸ ῥῆμα κατακονάω (ἐκ τοῦ ἀκόνη) ἀπαντᾷ ἐν Εὐστ. Πονηματ. 295. 44· μεταφορ., ἴδε ἐν λέξει καλλύνω.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ᾶς (ἡ) :
ruine.
Étymologie: κατακαίνω.