καταχεύω
From LSJ
καλῶς δρῶν ἐξαμαρτεῖν μᾶλλον ἢ νικᾶν κακῶς → I would prefer to fail with honor than to win by evil | I prefer to fail by acting rightly rather than win by acting wrongly | Better fail by doing right, than win by doing wrong (Sophocles, Philoctetes 95)
English (LSJ)
Ep. for sq.:—Med., A τέττιξ καταχεύετ' ἀοιδήν Hes.Op. 583.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
καταχεύω: Ἐπικ. ἀντὶ τοῦ ἑπομ., τέττιξ καταχεύετ’ ἀοιδὴν Ἡσ. Ἔργ. κ. Ἡμ. 581.
Greek Monolingual
καταχεύω (Α)
καταχέω.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < κατ(α)- + χεύω (επιτ. τ. του χέω)].
Greek Monotonic
καταχεύω: Επικ. αντί επόμ.· Επικ. Μέσ. παρατ., τέττιξ καταχεύετ' ἀοιδήν, σε Ησίοδ.
