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What is the English translation of EAYTΩ ZH OYΔΕΙΣ ΗΜΩΝ?

It was found on an old sterling silver ring and may not be in the correct order.

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It is Koine Greek.  It is a phrase from one of the letters Saint Apostolos Pavlos wrote to the Romans (Letter to Romans, ΙΔ’  7):
ΟΥΔΗΣ ΓΑΡ ΗΜΩΝ ΕΑΥΤΟ ΖΗ.

It means : “Nobody lives for himself”.

Here I found a more detailed explanation of the text (in Greek):
http://www.saint.gr/681/saint.aspx

The old text is in this book, the link will open on the exact phrase:
https://books.google.gr/books?id=oNA2AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA342&lpg=PA342&dq=EAYT%CE%A9+ZH+OY%CE%94%CE%95%CE%99%CE%A3+%CE%97%CE%9C%CE%A9%CE%9D&source=bl&ots=qsoGgpv2IU&sig=xtlNivLuaK5CwktAQteg_NTs94o&hl=el&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjq6_-kkpfQAhUEVRQKHZ13BMUQ6AEIIzAD#v=onepage&q=%CE%9F%CF%85%CE%B4%CE%B5%CE%AF%CF%82%20%CE%B3%CE%B1%CF%81%20%CE%B7%CE%BC%CF%8E%CE%BD%20%CE%AD%CE%B1%CF%85%CF%84%CF%8E%20%CE%B6%CE%AE&f=false

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vasiliki Baskou, Instructor/Director, https://learn-greek-online.com.

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Thank You so much for this translation and its sources.
Blessings,
Robert
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