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χάρυβδις

From LSJ

Νέος ἂν πονήσῃς, γῆρας ἕξεις εὐθαλές → Iuvenis labora: senium habebis floridum → Wenn jung du schuftest, wird dein Alter blühend sein

Menander, Monostichoi, 388
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Full diacritics: χάρυβδις Medium diacritics: χάρυβδις Low diacritics: χάρυβδις Capitals: ΧΑΡΥΒΔΙΣ
Transliteration A: chárybdis Transliteration B: charybdis Transliteration C: charyvdis Beta Code: xa/rubdis

English (LSJ)

[ᾰ], εως, Ion. -ιος, ἡ,
A Charybdis, a whirlpool on the coast of Sicily, opposite Scylla, Od.12.104, E.Tr.436, Th.4.24, Str.6.2. 3.
2 generally, whirlpool, gulf, πάντα μίαν ἱκνεῖται χ. Simon.38, cf. E.Supp.500, Str.6.2.9.
3 metaph. of a rapacious person, χ. ἁρπαγῆς Ar.Eq.248 (troch.).

German (Pape)

ἡ (s. Χάρυβδις), überhaupt Strudel, Schlund, Eur. Suppl. 516; auch übertragen, ein gefräßiger, raubgieriger Mensch, Ar. Eq. 248.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

χάρυβδις: εως (ᾰ) ἡ водоворот, пучина Eur.

English (Woodhouse)

abyss, yawning gulf

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