sigh

From LSJ

τοιοῦτος πλανίων ἄβιος βίος → that sort of wandering is no life for a life

Source

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

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verb intransitive

P. and V. στένειν (Dem. 300 and 308) (but rare P. στενάζειν (Dem. 835, but rare P.), ἀνοιμώζειν (Thuc. but rare P.), V. ἀναστένειν, ἐξοιμώζειν, κατοιμώζειν, Ar. and V. οἰμώζειν, ἀποιμώζειν, see groan.

of the wind: use P. and V. ψοφεῖν.

substantive

P. and V. στόνος, ὁ (Thuc. but rare P.) οἰμωγή, ἡ (Thuc. but rare P.), V. οἴμωγμα, τό; see groan.

of the wind: use P. and V. ψόφος, ὁ.