κασιγνήτη

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καλῶς δρῶν ἐξαμαρτεῖν μᾶλλοννικᾶν κακῶς → I would prefer to fail with honor than to win by evil | I prefer to fail by acting rightly rather than win by acting wrongly | Better fail by doing right, than win by doing wrong (Sophocles, Philoctetes 95)

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Full diacritics: κᾰσιγνήτη Medium diacritics: κασιγνήτη Low diacritics: κασιγνήτη Capitals: ΚΑΣΙΓΝΗΤΗ
Transliteration A: kasignḗtē Transliteration B: kasignētē Transliteration C: kasigniti Beta Code: kasignh/th

English (LSJ)

ἡ, fem. of κασίγνητος,

   A sister, Il.4.441, etc.; dual -τα A.Pers.185: metaph., συκῆ ἀμπέλου κ. Hippon.34, cf. 70A; λάγυνε, . . κ. νεκταρέης κύλικος AP6.248 (Marc. Arg.):—Cypr. κασινήτα Gött.Nachr. 1914.95, and καἱνίτα (q.v.): Aeol. κασιγνήτα Sapph. Supp.1.9 (prob.).