κρεῖττον τὸ μὴ ζῆν ἐστιν ἢ ζῆν ἀθλίως → death is better than a life of misery, it is better not to live at all than to live in misery
| Full diacritics: μᾰχαιρίων | Medium diacritics: μαχαιρίων | Low diacritics: μαχαιρίων | Capitals: ΜΑΧΑΙΡΙΩΝ |
| Transliteration A: machairíōn | Transliteration B: machairiōn | Transliteration C: machairion | Beta Code: maxairi/wn |
ωνος, ὁ, = ξιφίον, Dsc.4.20; v.l. μαχαιρώνιον.
μαχαιρίων, -ωνος, ὁ (Α)
ξιφίδιο, μικρό ξίφος.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < μάχαιρα + επίθημα -ίων (πρβλ. γλυκίων, πορφυρίων)].
