ἀταξία
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
English (LSJ)
Ion. -ιη, ἡ,
A indiscipline, prop. among soldiers, opp. εὐταξία, Hdt.6.11, Th.2.92, X.HG3.1.9, etc. 2 generally, disorder, confusion, ἀ. καὶ ἀκολασία Pl.Cri.53d; ἀμαθία καὶ ἀ. X.Ath.1.5; ἀ. καὶ ἀναρχία Arist.Pol.1302b28; εἰς τάξιν ἤγαγεν ἐκ τῆς ἀ. Pl.Ti.30a; ἀπὸ τύχης καὶ ἀ. Arist.PA641b23: in pl., ἀταξιῶν, opp. τῶν ἐν ταῖς κινήσεσι τάξεων, Pl.Lg.653e. 3 c. gen., διαίτης ἀ. irregularity, Hp.Coac.211; νόμων Aeschin.3.38.
German (Pape)
[Seite 383] ἡ, Unordnung, Thuc 2, 91 u. sonst bei Folgdn; bes. Mangel an Disciplin beim Heere, Her. 6, 11; Xen. Hell. 3, 1, 7; oft mit ἀκολασία vrbdn, z. B. Plat. Crit. 53 a. Dah. = Verwirrung.
