πίσεα
From LSJ
νεκρὸν ἐάν ποτ' ἴδηις καὶ μνήματα κωφὰ παράγηις κοινὸν ἔσοπτρον ὁρᾶις· ὁ θανὼν οὕτως προσεδόκα → whenever you see a body dead, or pass by silent tombs, you look into the mirror of all men's destiny: the dead man expected nothing else | if you ever see a corpse or walk by quiet graves, that's when you look into the mirror we all share: the dead expected this
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: n. pl.
Meaning: humid prairies (Il.)
Derivatives: πισεύς inhabitant of low terrains (Theocr.25,201)
Origin: XX [etym. unknown]
Etymology: One compares Steph. Byz. Πῖσα πόλις καὶ κρήνη τῆς Ο᾽λυμπίας. Chadwick Minos 9, 1968, 64 reconstructs *ΠισϜα on the basis of Myc. facts.
