ἔλαιος
From LSJ
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)
ὁ,= κότινος,
A wild olive, ἄγριος ἔ. Pi.Fr.46, S.Tr.1197, Paus. 2.32.10. II a bird, prob. a kind of warbler, Alex.Mynd. ap. Ath. 2.65b, cj. in AP7.199 (Tymnes); cf. ἐλέα.
German (Pape)
[Seite 789] ὁ, wilder Oelbaum, ἄγριος Pind. frg. 21; Soph. T. 197 u. Sp. – Bei Ath. II, 65 b ist ἐλαιός ein Vogel.
