gadfly
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. μύωψ, ὁ (Plato), V. οἶστρος, ὁ.
driven by the gadfly, adj.: Ar. and V. οἰστροδίνητος, V. οἰστρήσας (aor. part.), οἰστροπλήξ.
