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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

Plato, Laws, 626e
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Full diacritics: κάκκη Medium diacritics: κάκκη Low diacritics: κάκκη Capitals: ΚΑΚΚΗ
Transliteration A: kákkē Transliteration B: kakkē Transliteration C: kakki Beta Code: ka/kkh

English (LSJ)

ἡ,

   A human ordure, Ar.Pax162. κακκῆαι, v. κατακαίω.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1299] ἡ, Kacke, Menschenkoth, Ar. Pax 162.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

κάκκη: ἡ, «κακκά», ἀνθρωπίνη κόπρος, Ἀριστοφ. Εἰρ. 162.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ης (ἡ) :
excrément, caca.
Étymologie: DELG mot du langage populaire et enfantin ; cf. lat. cacare, irl. caccaim « je fais caca », cacc « merde », arm. k῾akor « fumier », russe kakal’, all. kakken.

Greek Monolingual

κάκκη, ἡ (Α)
τα περιττώματα του ανθρώπου.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < κακκῶ, υποχωρητικά].

Greek Monotonic

κάκκη: ἡ, ακαθαρσία, κόπρος, σε Αριστοφ.