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αἴλινον

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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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Full diacritics: αἴλινον Medium diacritics: αἴλινον Low diacritics: αίλινον Capitals: ΑΙΛΙΝΟΝ
Transliteration A: aílinon Transliteration B: ailinon Transliteration C: ailinon Beta Code: ai)/linon

English (LSJ)

τό, A = λίνον, Ps.-Dsc.2.103.

Spanish (DGE)

(αἴλῐνον)
exclam. ay Lino, ay dolor Λίνον αἴ. ὕμνει Pi.Fr.128c.6, αἴ. αἴ. εἰπέ A.A.121, cf. S.Ai.627, E.Or.1395
decl. αἴλινος como un canto de tejedoras, Epich.14
plu. αἴλινα lamentos Mosch.3.1, αἴλινα πικρά Nonn.D.12.120, 46.267, Sch.A.R.1.862a.
• Etimología: Grito fúnebre ritual αἴλινον posiblemente tomado de una lengua sem., quizá fenicio ai lanū ‘dolor por nosotros’, cf. hebr. ‘ilānū, del que deriva el nombre del héroe Lino.
-ου, τό lino Ps.Dsc.2.103.