ἔγκοιλος
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)
ον,
A hollow, sunken, ὀφθαλμοί Hp.Prog.2; ἔγκοιλόν τι a sinking in of the lip, Arist.HA604a28; τὰ ἔ. τῆς γῆς Pl.Phd.111c: Comp. -ότερος deeper, LXX Le.13.30. II concave, Thphr.HP7.13.1.
German (Pape)
[Seite 708] ausgehöhlt, vertieft, Arist. H. A. 8, 24 u. Folgde, wie Ath. XI, 479 a; ὀφθαλμοί, tiefliegend, Hippocr.; τὰ ἔγκοιλα, Höhlungen, γῆς Plat. Phaed. 111 c.
