αποφυάς

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Ἀναξαγόρας δύο ἔλεγε διδασκαλίας εἶναι θανάτου, τόν τε πρὸ τοῦ γενέσθαι χρόνον καὶ τὸν ὕπνονAnaxagoras used to say that we have two teachers for death: the time before we were born and sleep | Anaxagoras said that there are two rehearsals for death: the time before being born and sleep

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Greek Monolingual

ἀποφυάς, η (Α) φύω
1. απόφυση
2. διακλάδωση φλέβας ή άρτηρίας
3. αγκάθι της ουράς του μυθικού θηρίου μαρτιχόρα.