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Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη → The first and best victory is to conquer self.

Plato, Laws, 626e
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Full diacritics: τερσαίνω Medium diacritics: τερσαίνω Low diacritics: τερσαίνω Capitals: ΤΕΡΣΑΙΝΩ
Transliteration A: tersaínō Transliteration B: tersainō Transliteration C: tersaino Beta Code: tersai/nw

English (LSJ)

dry up, αἷμα μέλαν τέρσηνε Il.16.529: pres. in Lyc. 390, Nic.Al.551:—Pass., to be dried up, μυῖαι τερσαίνοντο A.R.4.1405; to be dried, of figs, Jul.Ep.180: cf. τέρσομαι, τέρσω.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1095] trocknen, abtrocknen, abwischen; αἷμα μέλαν τέρσηνε, Il. 16, 529; μυῖαι τερσαίνοντο, Ap. Rh. 4, 1405; vgl. τέρσομαι.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ao. épq. 3ᵉ sg. τέρσηνε;
faire sécher, étancher.
Étymologie: τέρσω.

English (Autenrieth)

aor. τέρσηνε: dry, dry up, Il. 16.529†.

Greek Monolingual

Α
(ποιητ. τ.) αποξηραίνω.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < τέρσω, -ομαι, κατά τα ρ. σε -αίνω].

Greek Monotonic

τερσαίνω: ξηραίνω, στεγνώνω, σε Ομήρ. Ιλ.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

τερσαίνω: сушить, осушать: ἀπὸ δ᾽ ἕλκεος αἷμα τέρσηνε Hom. он остановил (бежавшую) из раны кровь.

Middle Liddell

[from τέρσομαι
to dry up, wipe up, Il.