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πεσσεύω

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ψυχῆς ἀγῶνα τὸν προκείμενον πέρι δώσων → to stand the appointed trial for his life, to stand the appointed struggle for life and death

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Transliteration A: pesseúō Transliteration B: pesseuō Transliteration C: pesseyo Beta Code: pesseu/w

English (LSJ)

Att. πεττ-,

   A play at draughts, Heraclit.52, Pl.Alc.1.110e, R.487b, X.Mem.3.9.9, etc.: prov., τύχη ἄνω καὶ κάτω τὰ ἀνθρώπεια πεττεύει fortune gambles with human affairs, Ph.2.85.

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