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Ἀλλ’ ἐσθ’ ὁ θάνατος λοῖσθος ἰατρός κακῶν → But death is the ultimate healer of ills

Sophocles, Fragment 698

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lime for cement: P. and V. πηλός, ὁ.

bird lime: V. ἰξός, ὁ (Euripides, Cyclops 433).

lime tree: P. φιλύρα, ἡ (Herodotus).

of the lime tree, adj.: Ar. φιλύρινος.