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SAPPHO FRAGMENTS: ὀ πλοῦτος ἄνευ ἀρέτας
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ὀ πλοῦτος ἄνευ ἀρέτας οὐκ ἀσίνης πάροικος
ὀ πλοῦτος, πλοῦτου - riches; 2, m. ἠ ἀρετή, ἀρετής - excellence, goodness, virtue; 1, f. ὀ πάροικος, πάροικου - neighbour; 2, m.
ὀ πλοῦτος, πλοῦτου - riches; 2, m. ἠ ἀρετή, ἀρετής - excellence, goodness, virtue; 1, f. ὀ πάροικος, πάροικου - neighbour; 2, m.
ἀσινής, ἀσινές - harmless; M, adj.
ὀ πλοῦτος, πλοῦτου - riches; 2, m. ἠ ἀρετή, ἀρετής - excellence, goodness, virtue; 1, f. ὀ πάροικος, πάροικου - neighbour; 2, m.
ἀσινής, ἀσινές - harmless; M, adj.
ἄνευ - without; prep. οὐκ - not, no; adv.
Wealth without virtue is no harmless neighbour,
ἀ δ᾽ ἀμφοτέρων χρᾶσις εὐδαιμονίας ἔχει τὸ ἄκρον.
ἔχω - to hold, have; i.v.
ἠ χρᾶσις, χρᾶσεως - use, employment, Attic χρῆσις; 3, f. ἠ εὐδαιμονία, εὐδαιμονίας - good fortune; 1, f. τὸ ἄκρον - peak, highest point; 2, n.
ἔχω - to hold, have; i.v.
ἠ χρᾶσις, χρᾶσεως - use, employment, Attic χρῆσις; 3, f. ἠ εὐδαιμονία, εὐδαιμονίας - good fortune; 1, f. τὸ ἄκρον - peak, highest point; 2, n.
ἀμφότερα, ἀμφότερον, ἀμφότερος - either; M, adj.
ἔχω - to hold, have; i.v.
ἠ χρᾶσις, χρᾶσεως - use, employment, Attic χρῆσις; 3, f. ἠ εὐδαιμονία, εὐδαιμονίας - good fortune; 1, f. τὸ ἄκρον - peak, highest point; 2, n.
ἀμφότερα, ἀμφότερον, ἀμφότερος - either; M, adj.
δέ - and; conj.
but otherwise the use of it holds the greatest of good fortune.
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