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ὀξύπτερος

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οὐ δικαίως θάνατον ἔχθουσιν βροτοί, ὅσπερ μέγιστον ῥῦμα τῶν πολλῶν κακῶν → unjustly men hate death, which is the greatest defence against their many ills | men are not right in hating death, which is the greatest succour from our many ills

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Transliteration A: oxýpteros Transliteration B: oxypteros Transliteration C: oksypteros Beta Code: o)cu/pteros

English (LSJ)

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   A sharp- or swift-winged: as Subst. ὀ., ὁ, = ὀξύσχοινος, Ps.-Dsc.4.52 ; but, hawk, Clem.Al.Strom. 5.8.52.1 (in citation of De.14.13) :—also ὀξῠ-πτερον, τό, = falco, Gloss.; τὰ ὀξύπτερα swift wings, Aesop.8.

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