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ζῳοτύπος

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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

Plato, Laws, 626e
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Transliteration A: zōiotýpos Transliteration B: zōotypos Transliteration C: zootypos Beta Code: zw|otu/pos

English (LSJ)

[ῠ], ον,

   A modelling animals from life, Nonn.D.5.527, Man. 4.343: generally, modelling to the life, of a sculptor, AP15.1.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1144] Thiere abformend, abbildend, Nonn. D. 5, 527.

Greek Monolingual

ζῳοτύπος, -ον (Α)
1. αυτός που πλάθει, που απεικονίζει έμψυχα όντα κατ' απομίμηση της φύσεως, αυτός που δημιουργεί εικόνες ζώων (για γλύπτη)
2. (για ποιητή) αυτός που περιγράφει κάτι ζωηρά και πιστά.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Με τη σημ. 1. από ζω(ο)- (ΙΙ), ενώ με τη σημ. 2. < ζω(ο)- (Ι) + -τυπος (< τύπος), πρβλ. αρχέ-τυπος, ζηλό-τυπος].