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ὑποκατακλίνομαι τοῦ εὶς πλέον ἐναντιοῦσθαι -> desist from further opposition;

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εὐαντόλως -> correpte, shortly, briefly

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ὃ γὰρ βούλεται, τοῦθ' ἕκαστος καὶ οἴεται -> what he wishes to be true, each person also believes to be true | what he wishes, each person also believes

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φύσει γὰρ ἄνθρωπος ὃ βούλεται, τοῦτο καί οἴεται -> It's human nature: what you want, you believe

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μετ' οὐ πολύ -> not long after, before long, by and by, after a short period

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τερατογραφέω -> describe preternatural occurrences, relate preternatural occurrences, describe wonderful occurrences, relate wonderful occurrences, write about wonders, describe prodigies, describe portentous appearances, describe miracles, write about prodigies, write about portentous appearances, write about miracles

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ποσίν ἀβρόχοις -> with dry feet, without getting one's feet wet

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ἔσῃ γὰρ ὡς πετεινοῦ ἀνιπταμένου νεοσσὸς ἀφῃρημένος -> for you will be as a nestling taken away from a bird that is flying

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μεσόδοκον -> crossbeam, tie-beam, zona, trabes

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ἐπαιτίνδα παίζειν -> play at beggars;

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τῇ διατάξει σου διαμένει ἡ ἡμέρα ὅτι τὰ σύμπαντα δοῦλα σά -> the day continues by thy arrangement; for all things are thy servants

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μηδεὶς φοβείσθω τὸν θάνατον -> let nobody be afraid of death

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θανάτῳ θάνατον πατήσας -> trampling down death by death

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Χριστὸς ἀνέστη ἐκ νεκρῶν, θανάτῳ θάνατον πατήσας, καὶ τοῖς ἐν τοῖς μνήμασι, ζωὴν χαρισάμενος -> Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing life

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Ἰησοῦς Χριστός Θεοῦ Υἱός Σωτήρ (ΙΧΘΥΣ) –> Jesus Christ, Son of God, Saviour

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ὤδινεν ὄρος, Ζεὺς δ' ἐφοβεῖτο, τὸ δ' ἔτεκεν μῦν -> the mountain was in labor — even Zeus was afraid — but gave birth to a mouse

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κακῶς ζῆν κρεῖσσον ἢ καλῶς θανεῖν -> better to live ignobly than to die nobly, better to live badly than to die well

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κατακεχυμένος ζωμός -> sauce in oille | pot au feu | dish compounded of fish, flesh, fowl, and sauces

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ἐρ<ω>ώμενον -> beloved

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οἴνῳ τὸν οἶνον ἐξελαύνειν -> chase out the wine with wine, take a hair of the dog that bit you, try to drive out the wine with wine

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