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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: tetráeta Transliteration B: tetraeta Transliteration C: tetraeta Beta Code: tetra/eta

English (LSJ)

[ᾱ], τά, (ἀετός IV) a form of vaulting, consisting of four triangular surfaces, Arch.Anz.19.8 (Milet.).

Greek Monolingual

τὰ, Α
τύπος αψίδας που αποτελούνταν από τέσσερεις τριγωνικές επιφάνειες.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < τετρ(α)- + ἀετός «αέτωμα»].