ἀντία
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
English (LSJ)
v. sub ἀντίος.
German (Pape)
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀντία: ἴδε ἐν λ. ἀντίος.
French (Bailly abrégé)
fém. et plur. neutre de ἀντίος.
English (Autenrieth)
see ἀντίος.
English (Slater)
ἀντία n. pl. of ἀντίος.
a pro adv., adversely, otherwise “τὸ δ' οἴκοθεν ἀντία πράξει” (P. 8.52)
b pro prep.
I c. gen., contrary to σὲ δἀντία προτέρων φθέγξομαι (O. 1.36) καὶ τὰν πατρὸς ἀντία Μήδειαν θεμέναν γάμον αὐτᾷ against her father's wishes (O. 13.53)
II c. dat., against οὐκ ἐρίζων ἀντία τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς (P. 4.285)
English (Slater)
ἀντία n. pl. of ἀντίος.
a pro adv., adversely, otherwise “τὸ δ' οἴκοθεν ἀντία πράξει” (P. 8.52)
b pro prep.
I c. gen., contrary to σὲ δἀντία προτέρων φθέγξομαι (O. 1.36) καὶ τὰν πατρὸς ἀντία Μήδειαν θεμέναν γάμον αὐτᾷ against her father's wishes (O. 13.53)
II c. dat., against οὐκ ἐρίζων ἀντία τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς (P. 4.285)
