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προπάροιθε -> before, in front of

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ῥεῖα δ' ἀρίζηλον μινύθει καὶ ἄδηλον ἀέξει, ῥεῖα δέ τ' ἰθύνει σκολιὸν καὶ ἀγήνορα κάρφει -> easily he humbles the proud and raises the obscure, and easily he straightens the crooked and blasts the proud (Hesiod, Works and Days 6-8)

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ἐν χρῷ κεκαρμένος -> shaved to the scalp (Lucian, Dialogue 12.5.1)

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τούτων γάρ ὄνομα μόνον κοινόν, ὁ δέ κατά τοὔνομα λόγος τῆς οὐσίας ἕτερος -> though they have a common name, the definition corresponding with the name differs for each (Aristotle, Categoriae 1a3-4)

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ἀρκετὸν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἡ κακία αὐτῆς -> sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof, each day has enough trouble of its own, there is no need to add to the troubles each day brings (Matthew 6:34)

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Song of Seikilos (epitaph, 1st century)

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τά δέ ἄνευ συμπλοκῆς, οἷον ἄνθρωπος, βοῦς, τρέχει, νικᾷ. -> and the simple forms of speech, for example: 'man', 'ox', 'runs', 'wins' (Aristotle, Categoriae 1a18-19)

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ἐπὶ ποδὸς πολέμου -> on the brink of war, afoot for war

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ἐπάμεροι· τί δέ τις; τί δ' οὔ τις; σκιᾶς ὄναρ ἄνθρωπος -> Neverlasting: What is a somebody? What is a nobody? You are a dream of a shadow | Creatures of a day. What is a someone, what is a no one? Man is the dream of a shade.

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πλεισταρχία -> rule of the widest sway, rule of the many

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Ἰδαῖον Ἄντρον -> Zeus cave, cave of Zeus, Idaean Cave, Idaion Andron, Ideon Andron, Ideon Cave

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επίφθεγμα -> refrain, interjection

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νᾶφε καὶ μέμνασο ἀπιστεῖν -> keep a clear head and remember not to believe a thing (Epicharmus fr. 250)

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λογάδην -> picked, of troops

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πεπαίδευται -> has been educated

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ἐφύμνιον -> burden of a hymn, refrain

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καὶ ἐχθροὶ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου οἱ οἰκιακοὶ αὐτοῦ -> and a man's foes shall be they of his own household (Micah 7:6, Matthew 10:36)

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μεσόφθεγμα -> burden of a hymn, refrain

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προσέχετε ἀπὸ τῶν ψευδοπροφητῶν οἵτινες ἔρχονται πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐν ἐνδύμασιν προβάτων ἔσωθεν δέ εἰσίν λύκοι ἅρπαγες -> beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, and inwardly are ravening wolves

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Ἐς δὲ τὰ ἔσχατα νουσήματα αἱ ἔσχαται θεραπεῖαι ἐς ἀκριβείην, κράτισται -> For extreme diseases, extreme methods of cure, as to restriction, are most suitable (Corpus Hippocraticum, Aphorisms 1.6.2)

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