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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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Transliteration A: Satán Transliteration B: Satan Transliteration C: Satan Beta Code: *sata/n

English (LSJ)

or Σατᾶν, ὁ, Satan, Hebr. word for

   A adversary, opponent, LXX 3 Ki.11.14,23; transl. by ἐπίβουλος in LXX 1 Ki.29.4; also accuser, transl. by ὁ διάβολος in Jb.1.6 sq., Za.3.1:—hence as chief of the evil spirits, the Devil, 2 Ep.Cor.12.7 (indecl., as gen.); also Σᾰτᾰνᾶς, ᾶ, ὁ, LXX Jb.2.3 (cod. A), Si.21.27, freq. in NT, Ev.Matt.4.10, al.:—Adj. Σατανικός, ή, όν, PLond.5.1731.11 (vi A.D.).

Greek Monotonic

Σᾰτάν: ή Σατᾶν, και Σατανᾶς, γεν. -ᾶ, , ο Σατανάς, δηλ. ενάντιος, εχθρός, αποστάτης, αντίπαλος, λέγεται για τον Διάβολο, το πνεύμα του πονηρού, σε Καινή Διαθήκη (εβρ. λέξη).

Middle Liddell


Satan, i. e. an adversary, enemy: name for the Devil, NTest. [Hebr. word.]