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καρπιστεία

From LSJ

Ubi idem et maximus et honestissimus amor est, aliquando praestat morte jungi, quam vita distrahi → Where indeed the greatest and most honourable love exists, it is much better to be joined by death, than separated by life.

Valerius Maximus, De Factis Dictisque
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Transliteration A: karpisteía Transliteration B: karpisteia Transliteration C: karpisteia Beta Code: karpistei/a

English (LSJ)

ἡ, = Latin vindiciae, Gloss.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1328] ἡ, emancipatio. S. das Vorige 2.

Greek Monolingual

καρπιστεία και καρπιστία, ἡ (Α) καρπίζω (II)]
η κράτηση αμφισβητούμενου πράγματος ή σώματος μέχρι να λυθεί δικαστικώς η αμφισβήτηση.