ἀκρόπλοος
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)
ον, contr. ἀκρό-πλους, ουν,
A swimming at the top, skimming the surface, φλέβια Hp.Morb.1.14, cf. Plu.2.591e; buoyant, ὑστέρη Aret.SA2.11; restored for ἀκρόπαθος in Hp.Prorrh.2.11:—superficial, Id.Ep.18 (Democr.).
German (Pape)
[Seite 84] obenauf schwimmend, oberflächlich, Hippocr. νόος ἀκρ. καὶ ἀβέβαιος.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀκρόπλοος: -ον, συνῃρ. -πλους, ουν, πλέων ἢ νηχόμενος ἐπὶ τῆς ἐπιφανείας τοῦ ὕδατος, ὁ διατρέχων τὴν ἐπιφάνειαν, Ἱππ. 451. 38 (ἴδε Γαλην. Γλωσσ. σ. 420), Ἀρεταῖος, Πλούτ.: ― διορθοῦται ἀντὶ τοῦ ἀκρόπαθος ἐν Ἱππ. 95, 263: ― ἐπιπόλαιος, ὁ αὐτ. Ἐπιστ. 1286.
Spanish (DGE)
-ον
• Alolema(s): contr. -πλους
1 superficial φλέβια Hp.Morb.1.14
•fig. νόος Democr. en Hp.Ep.18.
2 flotante ὑστέρη Aret.SA 2.11.5
•fig. ψυχή Plu.2.591e.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
ἀκρόπλοος: стяж. ἀκρόπλους 2 плавающий сверху Plut.
Dutch (Woordenboekgrieks.nl)
ἀκρόπλοος -οον ἄκρος, πλέω oppervlakkig (van bloedvaten op het oppervlak van de binnenwand van de borstkas).
