περικατάληψις
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)
εως, ἡ,
A overtaking, ὑπ' ἀλλήλων Thphr.HP7.10.3 ; cf. περικατάλαμψις.
German (Pape)
[Seite 579] ἡ, das Ergreifen, Theophr.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
περικατάληψις: ἡ, τὸ περικαταλαμβάνειν, καταφθάνειν, Θεοφρ. π. Φυτ. Ἱστ. 7. 10, 3.
