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ισόβια
lifelong / for life /iˈso.vʝa/
adjectiveC1#3002 most common
Also: life (as in a life sentence), for the rest of one's life
Example sentences
Πήρε ισόβια.
He got a life sentence.
Ο δικαστής τον καταδίκασε σε ισόβια.
The judge sentenced him to life imprisonment.
Η ισόβια κάθειρξη είναι η αυστηρότερη ποινή στην Ελλάδα.
Life imprisonment is the harshest sentence in Greece.
Το δικαστήριο επέβαλε ισόβια κάθειρξη χωρίς δικαίωμα αναστολής.
The court imposed life imprisonment with no right to parole.
Έδειξε ισόβια αφοσίωση στην οικογένειά του.
He showed lifelong devotion to his family.
Ισόβια αποκλεισμένος από το άθλημα λόγω ντόπινγκ, ο πρώην πρωταθλητής αμφισβήτησε δικαστικά την απόφαση της ομοσπονδίας.
Banned for life from the sport over doping, the former champion challenged the federation's decision in court.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ισόβια | ισόβιες |
| Genitive | ισόβιας | ισοβίων |
| Accusative | ισόβια | ισόβιες |
| Vocative | ισόβια | ισόβιες |
Word family
ισόβιοςlifelong (masculine form)
ισοβίτηςperson serving a life sentence, a "lifer"
βίοςlife
βιώνωto live through, to experience
Etymology
Ισόβιος, -α, -ο is a compound of ίσος (equal, the same as) and βίος (life). Together the parts mean something like "equal to one's life," which settled into the sense "lasting for a lifetime." The feminine/neuter-plural form ισόβια is the one most often seen on its own, especially in legal usage where it stands in for "ισόβια κάθειρξη" (life imprisonment).
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