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οἱ τότε ἤρχοντο εἰς τὴν νῆσον -> they were then coming to the island

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οἱ φῶρες προσεγκαλοῦσι -> Satan rebuking sin, the devil rebuking sin, the thieves themselves accuse

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οἶδε δὲ τὸν κύνα καὶ τὴν φύσιν αὐτοῦ. Πίνδαρος γοῦν ἑκατὸν, Ἡσίοδος δὲ πεντήκοντα ἒχειν αὐτὸν κεφαλάς φησιν -> [Athena] knows the dog and its characteristics: Pindar, in any case, says it has 100 heads, while Hesiod says 50

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Οἴκοι μένειν δεῖ τὸν καλῶς εὐδαίμονα -> The person who is well satisfied should stay at home (Aeschylus fr. 317, Sophocles fr. 934, Menander fr. 132, others)

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οἶνος τῷ φρονεῖν ἐπισκοτεῖ -> wine clouds one's mind, wine clouds one's judgement

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

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οἷον ἔειπες -> what are you saying, what did you say

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ὁκόσα γὰρ ὑπὰρ ἐκτρέπονται ὁποίου ὦν κακοῦ, τάδε ἐνύπνιον ὁρέουσι ὥρμησε -> for whatever, when awake, they have an aversion to, as being an evil, rushes upon their visions in sleep (Aretaeus, "Causes & Symptoms of Chronic Disease" 1.5.6)

Started by luisffmendes

ὁκόταν οὖν ταῦτα πληρωθέωσιν, ἐμωρώθη ἡ καρδίη· εἶτα ἐκ τῆς μωρώσιος νάρκη· εἶτ’ ἐκ τῆς νάρκης παράνοια ἔλαβεν -> now when these parts are filled, the heart becomes stupefied, then from the stupefaction numb, and finally from the numbness these women become deranged

Started by spiros

ὄλβιος ὅστις ἱστορίης ἔσχεν μάθησιν -> happy the man who has gained knowledge through inquiry (Εuripides, fr. 910)

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ὀλιγαρχία δὲ τῶν μὲν κινδύνων τοῖς πολλοῖς μεταδίδωσι͵ τῶν δ΄ ὠφελίμων οὐ πλεονεκτεῖ μόνον, ἀλλὰ κτλ. -> But an oligarchy gives the many a share of the danger, and not content with the largest part takes and keeps the whole of the profit (Thucyd. 6.39)

Started by Elenilemp

ὀλίγοι τινὲς ὧν ἐντετύχηκα -> a very few whom I've met

Started by spiros

Ὀλύμπια ἄγειν -> hold the Olympic Games, celebrate the Olympic Games

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ὀμβριμόθυμος -> strong of spirit (Hesiod, "Theogony" 140, etc.)

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ὅμοια πόρνη δάκρυα καὶ ῥήτωρ ἔχει -> the tears of whores and public speakers are identical (Menander)

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ὅμοιον ὁμοίῳ ἀεὶ πελάζει -> like draws to like, like attracts like, birds of a feather flock together

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ὁμοιωθείς -> one who has become like, one who has become equal

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ὄμφακές εἰσιν -> it's sour grapes

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ὀμφάκινον ἔλαιον -> oil made from unripe olives

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ὃν οἱ θεοὶ φιλοῦσιν ἀποθνήσκει νέος -> he whom the gods love dies young (Menander, fr. 125)

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