ἧμα

καλῶς δρῶν ἐξαμαρτεῖν μᾶλλον ἢ νικᾶν 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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Full diacritics: ἧμα	Medium diacritics: ἧμα	Low diacritics: ήμα	Capitals: ΗΜΑ
Transliteration A: hē̂ma	Transliteration B: hēma	Transliteration C: ima	Beta Code: h(=ma

English (LSJ)

ατος, τό, (ἵημι)

A that which is thrown, dart, javelin, ἥμασιν ἔπλευ ἄριστος best at darting, Il.23.891: hence ἥμων (q.v.). II ϝῆμα, v. εἷμα.

[Seite 1164] τό (ἵημι), das Werfen, Schießen, der Wurf; δυνάμει τε καὶ ἥμασιν ἔπλευ ἄριστος Il. 23, 891; Hesych. erkl. βλήματα, ἀκόντια.

ἧμα: τό, (ἵημι) τὸ ῥιπτόμενον, βλῆμα, βέλος, ἀκόντιον, ἥμασιν ἔπλευ ἄριστος, ἱκανώτατος εἰς τὸ ἀκοντίζειν, Ἰλ. Ψ. 891· ἐντεῦθεν ἥμων, ὃ ἴδε.