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ὠνοῦμαι

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

French (Bailly abrégé)

Act. (seul. part. pf. ἐωνηκώς) acheter;
Pass. (impf. ἐωνούμην, ao. ἐωνήθην, pf. ἐώνημαι, pqp. ἐωνήμην) être acheté ; part. prés. τὰ ὠνούμενα PLAT les choses achetées;
Moy. seul. us. d'ord. au sens Act. ὠνέομαι, ὠνοῦμαι (impf. ἐωνούμην ou ὠνούμην, f. ὠνήσομαι, ao. ἐωνησάμην ou ὠνησάμην, pf. ἐώνημαι ; les Att., au lieu de l'ao. ἐωνησάμην, emploient ἐπριάμην, v. πρίαμαι) acheter ; avec le n. de prix au gén. : τι ψυχῆς, acheter qch au prix de sa vie ; τί τινι, acheter qch à qqn ; en mauv. part ἀργύρου τινά EUR acheter qqn à prix d'argent ; particul. :
1 prendre à ferme, affermer, acc.;
2 faire mine d'acheter, marchander, acc..
Étymologie: ὠνή.