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Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη. Τὸ δὲ ἡττᾶσθαι αὐτὸν ὑφ' ἑαυτοῦ πάντων αἴσχιστόν τε ἅμα καὶ κάκιστον. → Τo conquer yourself is the first and best victory of all, while to be conquered by yourself is of all the most shameful as well as evil

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|Transliteration C=epilismon
|Transliteration C=epilismon
|Beta Code=e)pilh/smwn
|Beta Code=e)pilh/smwn
|Definition=ον, gen. ονος, <span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[apt to forget]], [[forgetful]], <span class="bibl">Cratin.154</span>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Nu.</span>129</span>, al., <span class="bibl">Lys.12.87</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>486d</span>, etc.: Comp. -έστερος <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Mem.</span>4.8.8</span>: c.gen.rei, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ap.</span>6</span>: Sup.-έστατος <span class="bibl">Lys.34.2</span>, <span class="bibl">Phalar.<span class="title">Ep.</span>30</span>: irreg. Sup. [[ἐπιλησμότατος]] (as if from [[ἐπίλησμος]]) <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Nu.</span>790</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span>. Act., [[causing forgetfulness]], ἐ. ἐπῳδή <span class="bibl">Chio <span class="title">Ep.</span>3.6</span>.</span>
|Definition=ον, gen. ονος, <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[apt to forget]], [[forgetful]], <span class="bibl">Cratin.154</span>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Nu.</span>129</span>, al., <span class="bibl">Lys.12.87</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>486d</span>, etc.: Comp. -έστερος <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Mem.</span>4.8.8</span>: c.gen.rei, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ap.</span>6</span>: Sup.-έστατος <span class="bibl">Lys.34.2</span>, <span class="bibl">Phalar.<span class="title">Ep.</span>30</span>: irreg. Sup. [[ἐπιλησμότατος]] (as if from [[ἐπίλησμος]]) <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Nu.</span>790</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span>. Act., [[causing forgetfulness]], ἐ. ἐπῳδή <span class="bibl">Chio <span class="title">Ep.</span>3.6</span>.</span>
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English (LSJ)

ον, gen. ονος, A apt to forget, forgetful, Cratin.154, Ar.Nu.129, al., Lys.12.87, Pl.R.486d, etc.: Comp. -έστερος X.Mem.4.8.8: c.gen.rei, Id.Ap.6: Sup.-έστατος Lys.34.2, Phalar.Ep.30: irreg. Sup. ἐπιλησμότατος (as if from ἐπίλησμος) Ar.Nu.790. II. Act., causing forgetfulness, ἐ. ἐπῳδή Chio Ep.3.6.

German (Pape)

[Seite 958] ον, vergeßlich, Ar. Nubb. 129; Plat. Prot. 334 c; Lys. 12, 87 u. Folgde; c. gen., einer Sache nicht eingedenk, ὧν ἔμαθον ἐπιλησμονέστερον, das, was ich gelernt habe, weniger behalten habend, Xen. Apol. 6. – Auch = Vergessenheit bewirkend, ἐπῳδή Chion. ep. 3.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἐπιλήσμων: -ον, γεν. ονος, (ἐπιλήθομαι) ὡς καὶ νῦν, συνηθίζων νὰ λησμονῇ, «ξεχασιάρης», Κρατῖνος ἐν «Πανόπταις» 3, Ἀριστοφ. Νεφ. 129, 485, 629, Λυσίας 128. 15, Πλάτ., κλπ.· μετὰ γεν. πράγμ., Ξεν. Ἀπολ. 6, ἐν τῷ συγκρ. ἐπιλησμονέστερος, ἐνῷ ἐν Ἀριστοφ. Νεφ. 790 ὑπάρχει ἐπιλησμότατος (ὡς εἰ ἐκ θετικοῦ ἐπίλησμος). ΙΙ. ἐνεργ., προξενῶν ἐπιλησμοσύνην, ὥσπερ ἐπιλήσμονί τινι ἐπῳδῇ Χίων ἐν Ἐπιστ. 3.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ων, ον ; gén. ονος;
qui oublie, oublieux;
Cp. ἐπιλησμονέστερος.
Étymologie: ἐπιλανθάνω.

Greek Monolingual

ἐπιλήσμων, -ον (AM)
αυτός που έχει την τάση να ξεχνά («δυσμαθέστερον ἀποβαίνειν καὶ ἐπιλησμονέστερον», Ξεν.)
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Greek Monotonic

ἐπιλήσμων: -ον, γεν. -ονος (ἐπιλήθομαι), αυτός που συνηθίζει να ξεχνά, ξεχασιάρης, σε Αριστοφ., Πλάτ. κ.λπ.· με γεν. πράγμ., σε Ξεν., στον συγκρ. ἐπιλησμονέστερος, εκεί που ο Αριστοφ. παραδίδει το ἐπιλησμότατος (όπως αν προερχόταν από θετ. του ἐπίλησμος).

Russian (Dvoretsky)

ἐπιλήσμων: 2, gen. ονος забывающий, забывчивый Arph., Lys., Plat., Plut.: ὧν ἔμαθον ἐπιλησμονέστερος Xen. скорее забывающий то, чему учился.

Middle Liddell

ἐπιλήσμων, ονος, [ἐπιλήθομαι]
apt to forget, forgetful, Ar., Plat., etc.; c. gen. rei, Xen., in comp. ἐπιλησμονέστερος, whereas Ar. has ἐπιλησμότατος (as if from ἐπίλησμος).

English (Woodhouse)

forgetful, having a bad memory

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