αὐξομείωσις
From LSJ
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)
εως, ἡ,
A rise and fall of the tide, Str.Chr.3.26 (pl.). II waxing and waning of the moon, Ant. Diog.4 (pl.; also περὶ τοὺς οἰκείους ὀφθαλμούς ibid.), Ptol.Alm.2.1 (pl.); variation in period, ζῳδίων Cat.Cod.Astr.1.163.13.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
αὐξομείωσις: -εως, ἡ, ἡ πλήμμυρα καὶ ἡ ἄμπωσις τῆς παλιρροίας, Χρηστομάθ. Στράβ. 32 Huds· ἡ αὔξησις καὶ ἐλάττωσις τῆς σελήνης, Φωτ. Βιβλ. 109.29: ― τὸ ῥῆμα αὐξο-μειόω, παρὰ Πτολ.
