καρπαλίμως

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καλῶς δρῶν ἐξαμαρτεῖν μᾶλλοννικᾶν 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)

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English (Autenrieth)

swiftly, speedily, quickly

French (Bailly abrégé)

adv.
rapidement, promptement.
Étymologie: καρπάλιμος.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

καρπᾰλίμως: быстро, стремительно (φέρειν τι Hom.).