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Ὀίκοι μένειν δεῖ τὸν καλῶς εὐδαίμονα → The person who is well satisfied should stay at home.

Aeschylus, fr. 317
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Full diacritics: μῡρῐάς Medium diacritics: μυριάς Low diacritics: μυριάς Capitals: ΜΥΡΙΑΣ
Transliteration A: myriás Transliteration B: myrias Transliteration C: myrias Beta Code: muria/s

English (LSJ)

άδος, ἡ, Att. gen. pl.

   A μυριαδῶν Hdn. Gr.1.428:—number of 10,000, myriad, Simon.91, Hdt.2.30, Archim. Aren.3.2, etc.; μ. πρώτη 10,000 and μ. δευτέρα 10,000 times 10,000, Dioph.5.8: freq. of countless numbers, E.Ph.830 (lyr.), etc.; μυριάδες ἐτῶν Phld.Piet.93; of money (sc. δραχμῶν), Ar.Eq.829 (anap.), Plu. Cat.Mi.44; of corn (sc. μεδίμνων), Hdt.3.91, D.20.32; also (sc. ἀρταβῶν), POxy.1259.4 (iii A. D.).    II as Adj., φύστις μ. ἀνδρῶν A.Pers.927 (lyr.: sed leg. ταρφύς τις μ.) ; μ. πόλεις E.Rh.913 (lyr.).