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πάξ

From LSJ

βραχεῖα τέρψις ἡδονῆς κακῆς → the enjoyment from a cheap pleasure is short, there's brief enjoyment in dishonourable pleasure

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Full diacritics: πάξ Medium diacritics: πάξ Low diacritics: παξ Capitals: ΠΑΞ
Transliteration A: páx Transliteration B: pax Transliteration C: paks Beta Code: pa/c

English (LSJ)

exclamation to end a discussion,
A enough!, Men.Epit.517, Diph.96, Herod.7.114 (misunderstood by Hsch., πάξ· ὑπόδημα εὐυπόδητον) ; κόγξ· ὁμοίως πάξ is prob. cj. for κόγξ· ὄμπαξ in Hsch.

German (Pape)

[Seite 466] ein Zuruf, wie das lat. pax! stille St! genug davon, wie εἶεν, Diphil. bei Ath. II, 67 b.

French (Bailly abrégé)

1interj.
« silence ! assez ! » .
Étymologie: DELG certainement de πήγνυμι, cf. ἅπαξ.
2onomatopée imitant le bruit d'un caillou tombant dans l'urne.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

πάξ: ἐπιφώνημα, ὡς τὸ Λατ. pax! Ἰταλ. basta! ὅπως τεθῇ τέρμα εἰς συζήτησιν, ἀρκεῖ! «σώνει», Δίφιλος ἐν Ἀδήλ. 8· πρβλ. Λοβεκ. Ἀγλαόφ. 778 κἑξ, καὶ ἴδε κόγξ· ― φέρ’ ὦδε τὸν ποδίσκον, εἰς ἴχνος θέω(μεν). πάξ· μήτε προσθῇς μήτ’ ἀπ’ οὖν ἕλῃς μηδὲν Ἡρώνδ. VII, 114. ― Καθ’ Ἡσύχ.: «πάξ· ὑπόδημα ἐνυπόδητον. ἢ τέλος ἔχει».

Dutch (Woordenboekgrieks.nl)

πάξ, interj., genoeg nu!

Frisk Etymological English

Grammatical information: Adv.
Meaning: enough, well (Men., Diph., Herod.).
Origin: GR [a formation built with Greek elements]
Etymology: Prob. from πήγνυμι, παγῆναι with a polyinterpret. , s. ἅπαξ w. lit. Or onom. with Kretschmer Glotta 17, 240 (hesitat.)? -- In Lat. it existed as a LW [loanword], pax.

Frisk Etymology German

πάξ: {páks}
Grammar: Adv.
Meaning: genug, nun gut (Men., Diph., Herod.).
Etymology: Wohl von πήγνυμι, παγῆναι mit einem mehrdeutigen -ς, s. ἅπαξ m. Lit. Oder Schallwort mit Kretschmer Glotta 17, 240 (zögernd)? —Lat. LW pax.
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