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ὀξύχολος

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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: ὀξῠχολος Medium diacritics: ὀξύχολος Low diacritics: οξύχολος Capitals: ΟΞΥΧΟΛΟΣ
Transliteration A: oxýcholos Transliteration B: oxycholos Transliteration C: oksycholos Beta Code: o)cu/xolos

English (LSJ)

ον,

   A quick to anger, Sol.13.26, S.Ant.955 (v.l. for ὀξυχόλως), AP9.127 ; τὸ ὀ. Luc.Fug.19.

German (Pape)

[Seite 355] scharfgallig, jähzornig; Luc. D. D. 24, 2; Ep. ad. 404 (IX, 127) u. sonst. – Adv., Soph. ζεύχθη δ' ὀξυχόλως παῖς ὁ Δρύαντος, Ant. 945.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ὀξύχολος: -ον, ταχὺς εἰς ὀργήν, Σόλων 12. 26, Σοφ. Ἀντ. 955 (κατὰ Scaliger ἀντὶ ὀξυχόλως), Ἀνθ. Π. 9. 127· - τὸ ὀξύχολον = ὀξυχολία, Λουκ. Δραπέτ. 19.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ος, ον :
irascible (propr. qui a la bile prompte) ; τὸ ὀξύχολον, l’irascibilité.
Étymologie: ὀξύς, χολή.

Greek Monolingual

ὀξύχολος, -ον (Α)
1. αυτός που θυμώνει εύκολα, οξύθυμος, ευέξαπτος
2. το ουδ. ως ουσ. τὸ ὀξύχολον
η οξυθυμία.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < οξυ- + χόλος (πρβλ. πικρό-χολος)].

Greek Monotonic

ὀξύχολος: -ον, ευέξαπτος, ευερέθιστος, σε Σόλωνα, Σοφ.