ἢ λέγε τι σιγῆς κρεῖττον ἢ σιγὴν ἔχε → either say something better than silence or keep silence (Menander)
Full diacritics: περιπνῐγής | Medium diacritics: περιπνιγής | Low diacritics: περιπνιγής | Capitals: ΠΕΡΙΠΝΙΓΗΣ |
Transliteration A: peripnigḗs | Transliteration B: peripnigēs | Transliteration C: peripnigis | Beta Code: peripnigh/s |
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A suffocated, choked, Nic. Th.432, J.AJ7.13.3 ; ὑπὸ τοῦ θνμοῦ Agatharch.76 ; τῇ τῆς ἀναπνοῆς φθορᾷ D.S.38.4 :—also περί-πνῑγος, ον, Sch.Nic.Th.432.