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From LSJ

Μὴ φῦναι τὸν ἅπαντα νικᾷ λόγον → Not to be born is, past all prizing, best.

Sophocles, Oedipus Coloneus l. 1225

Russian (Dvoretsky)

γνίφων: ωνος ὁ жадный крохобор, скряга Luc.

German (Pape)

ὁ, Knicker, Knauser, Luc. vit.auct. 25; häufig als Eigenname der Geizigen, Comici.