destruction
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 > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
P. and V. διαφθορά. ἡ, φθορά, ἡ, ὄλεθρος, ὁ, κατασκαφή, ἡ, ἀνάστασις, ἡ, V. ἀποφθορά, ἡ, P. καθαίρεσις; see ruin.
utter destruction: P. ἐξώλεια, ἡ.
such things (injustice, perjury and deceit) are their own destruction: P. τὰ τοιαῦτα περὶ αὑτὰ καταρρεῖ (Dem. 21).
