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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

Greek Monolingual

ἐξειλῶ, -έω (AM) ειλώ
1. ανοίγω («ἕκαστον γοῦν

[τῶν βιβλίων] ἤν ἐξειλήσῃς, δρᾱμα οὐ μικρὸν εὑρήσεις», Λουκιαν.)
2. μέσ. ἐξειλοῦμαι
ξεφεύγω («τὸ ψυχάριον ἀπὸ τοῦ σώματος ἐξειλεῑται», Μάρκ. Αυρήλ.)
3. απομακρύνομαι, ξεκόβω.