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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: laimássō Transliteration B: laimassō Transliteration C: laimasso Beta Code: laima/ssw

English (LSJ)

Att. λαιμάττω, (λαιμός B)

   A to be grcedy or hungry, Ar.Ec.1179 (lyr.), Herod.6.97; cf. λαιμώσσω.

German (Pape)

[Seite 7] att. λαιμάττω, gierig verschlingen, fressen, Ar. Eccl. 1178.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

λαιμάσσω: Ἀττ. -ττω, (λαιμὸς) εἶμαι λαίμαργοςπειναλέος, Ἀριστοφ. Ἐκκλ. 1178, Ἡρώνδ. Μιμίαμβ. 6. 96.

Greek Monolingual

λαιμάσσω και λαιμώσσω, αττ. τ. λαιμάττω (Α)
τρώγω λαίμαργα, καταβροχθίζω.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < λαιμός + επίθημα -άσσω (πρβλ. σπαρ-άσσω). Ο τ. λαιμώσσω < λαιμός + επίθημα -ώσσω, που δηλώνει ασθένεια (πρβλ. αμβλυ-ώσσω, καρδι-ώσσω)].

Russian (Dvoretsky)

λαιμάσσω: атт. λαιμάττω жадно есть, обжираться Arph.