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Σοῦσα

From LSJ

Οὐ γὰρ ἀργίας ὤνιονὑγίεια καὶ ἀπραξίας, ἅ γε δὴ μέγιστα κακῶν ταῖς νόσοις πρόσεστι, καὶ οὐδὲν διαφέρει τοῦ τὰ ὄμματα τῷ μὴ διαβλέπειν καὶ τὴν φωνὴν τῷ μὴ φθέγγεσθαι φυλάττοντος ὁ τὴν ὑγίειαν ἀχρηστίᾳ καὶ ἡσυχίᾳ σῴζειν οἰόμενος → For health is not to be purchased by idleness and inactivity, which are the greatest evils attendant on sickness, and the man who thinks to conserve his health by uselessness and ease does not differ from him who guards his eyes by not seeing, and his voice by not speaking

Plutarch, Advice about Keeping Well, section 24
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Full diacritics: Σοῦσα Medium diacritics: Σοῦσα Low diacritics: Σούσα Capitals: ΣΟΥΣΑ
Transliteration A: Soûsa Transliteration B: Sousa Transliteration C: Sousa Beta Code: *sou=sa

English (LSJ)

τά, Susa, in the province of Susiana or Shushan, Hdt. 1.188; the winter and spring residence of the King of Persia, Id. 5.52, X. Cyr. 8.6.22, An. 3.5.15; — Σούσιος, ὁ, a man of Susa, Id. Cyr. 5.1.2; — Σουσίς, -ίδος, ἡ, the province of Susa, A. Pers. 119, 557 (s.v.l.) (Σουσὶς γυνή a woman of Susa, X. Cyr. 4.6.11); also Σουσιάδες πέτραι DS. 17.68; and Σουσιανή, ἡ, Id. 2.2. (Derived from σοῦσον acc. to St.Byz. (σοῦσαν codd.).)

French (Bailly abrégé)

ων (τά) :
Suse litt. la ville des Lis.
Étymologie: pl. de σοῦσον.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

Σοῦσα: τά Сузы (главный город древнеперсидской обл. Сузианы в нын. Хузистане, на вост. берегу р. Хоасп, со времени Кира - зимняя резиденция персидских царей) Her., Xen.