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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=evnouchias
|Transliteration C=evnouchias
|Beta Code=eu)nouxi/as
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|Definition=ου, ὁ, <span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[like a eunuch]], [[impotent]], Hp.Aër.22, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">GA</span>746b24</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> metaph., of [[a melon without seeds]], opp. [[σπερματίας]], <span class="bibl">Pl.Com.64.4</span>; <b class="b3">εὐ. κάλαμοι</b> reeds [[without inflorescence]], <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">HP</span>4.11.4</span>.</span>
|Definition=ου, ὁ, <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[like a eunuch]], [[impotent]], Hp.Aër.22, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">GA</span>746b24</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> metaph., of [[a melon without seeds]], opp. [[σπερματίας]], <span class="bibl">Pl.Com.64.4</span>; <b class="b3">εὐ. κάλαμοι</b> reeds [[without inflorescence]], <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">HP</span>4.11.4</span>.</span>
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English (LSJ)

ου, ὁ, A like a eunuch, impotent, Hp.Aër.22, Arist.GA746b24. II metaph., of a melon without seeds, opp. σπερματίας, Pl.Com.64.4; εὐ. κάλαμοι reeds without inflorescence, Thphr.HP4.11.4.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

εὐνουχίας: -ου, ὁ, (εὐνοῦχος) ὅμοιος πρὸς εὐνοῦχον, ἀνίκανος πρὸς συνουσίαν, Ἱππ. π. Ἀέρ. 293, Ἀριστ. π. Ζ. Γεν. 2. 7, 15. ΙΙ. μεταφ., εἶδος σικυοῦ ἄνευ σπόρων, ἀντίθετον τῷ σπερματίας, οὐχ ὁρᾷς ὅτι ὁ... Λέαγρος... περιέρχεται σικυοῦ πέπονος εὐνουχίου κνήμας ἔχων; Πλάτ. Κωμ. ἐν «Λαΐῳ» 1· ὡς ὄνομα δένδρων τινῶν φοινικοφόρων, Ἀριστ. Ἀποσπ. 250· εὐν. κάλαμοι, οἱ τοῦ Πλινίου spadones, Θεοφρ. π. Φυτ. Ἱστ. 4. 11, 4.

Greek Monolingual

εὐνουχίας, ὁ (Α) ευνούχος
1. αυτός που μοιάζει με ευνούχο, ο ανίκανος για συνουσία («ἄγονοι γίγνονται καὶ γυναῑκες καὶ ἄνδρες
ὥστε τὰς μὲν μὴ ἡβᾱν, τοὺς δὲ μὴ γενειᾱν ἀλλ' εὐνουχίας διατελεῑν ὄντας», Αριστοτ.)
2. μτφ. είδος πεπονιού χωρίς σπόρους
3. φρ. «εὐνουχίαι κάλαμοι» — καλάμια χωρίς θύσανο
4. είδος φοινικοφόρων δένδρων.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

εὐνουχίας: ου adj. m похожий на евнуха, бесплодный Arst.