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διακριδόν

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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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Full diacritics: διακρῐδόν Medium diacritics: διακριδόν Low diacritics: διακριδόν Capitals: ΔΙΑΚΡΙΔΟΝ
Transliteration A: diakridón Transliteration B: diakridon Transliteration C: diakridon Beta Code: diakrido/n

English (LSJ)

Adv., (διακρίνω)

   A eminently, δ. εἶναι ἄριστοι Il.12.103, cf. 15.108, Hdt.4.53; δ. ἠσκημένη κόμη Luc.Am.3.    2 precisely, of measurement, Nic.Th.955; in detail, A.R.4.721; distinctly, Hymn.Is.14.    3 separately, A.R. 1.567, al.; ἔνθα καὶ ἔνθα δ. Nonn.D.34.349, cf. Opp.C.2.130, Agath. 5.7; οὐ δ. without distinction, περὶ τῶν ὁσίων ἢ δικαίων App.BC5.9.

German (Pape)

[Seite 584] abgesondert, besonders, ausgezeichnet; Homer zweimal, als Steigerung des superlat. ἄριστος, = der ausgesucht beste, Apollon. Lex. Homer. p. 58, 24 διακριδόν· ἐξ ἐπικρίσεως, διακεκριμένον: Iliad. 12, 103 οἱ γάρ οἱ εἴσαντο διακριδὸν εἶναι ἄριστοι

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

διακρῐδόν: ἐπίρρ. (διακρίνω) ἐξόχως, πρὸ πάντων, Λατ. eximie, διακριδὸν εἶναι ἄριστος, ὡς τὸ ἔξοχα, Ἰλ. Μ. 103., Ο. 108· ἀρίστους δ. Ἡρόδ. 4. 53· δ. ἠσκημένη κόμη Λουκ. Ἔρωσ. 3. 2) σαφῶς, καθαρῶς, Νίκ. Θ. 955.