καλῶς δρῶν ἐξαμαρτεῖν μᾶλλον ἢ νικᾶν κακῶς → I would prefer to fail with honor than to win by evil | I prefer to fail by acting rightly rather than win by acting wrongly | Better fail by doing right, than win by doing wrong (Sophocles, Philoctetes 95)
Full diacritics: κωποξύστης | Medium diacritics: κωποξύστης | Low diacritics: κωποξύστης | Capitals: ΚΩΠΟΞΥΣΤΗΣ |
Transliteration A: kōpoxýstēs | Transliteration B: kōpoxystēs | Transliteration C: kopoksystis | Beta Code: kwpocu/sths |
ου, ὁ, (κώπη, ξύω) oar-maker, SIG1000.17 (Cos), Gloss.
κωποξύστης, ὁ (Α)
αυτός που κατασκευάζει κουπιά.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < κώπη + ξύστης (< ξύω), πρβλ. λιθο-ξύστης, ουρανο-ξύστης.