δύσκλεια
ἔνδον σκάπτε, ἔνδον ἡ πηγὴ τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ καὶ ἀεὶ ἀναβλύειν δυναμένη, ἐὰν ἀεὶ σκάπτῃς → Dig within. Within is the wellspring of Good; and it is always ready to bubble up, if you just dig | Look within. Within is the fountain of the good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig.
English (LSJ)
ἡ,
A ill-fame, infamy, S.Fr.188, E.Med.218, Th.3.58, Pl.Lg.663a, etc.; ἐπὶ δυσκλείᾳ tending to disgrace them, S.Aj.143 (anap.). II ingloriousness, D.60.24.
German (Pape)
[Seite 682] ἡ, übler Ruf, a) böses Gerücht, Soph. Ai. 143, Schol. κακὴ φήμη. – b) Schande; Eur. Med. 218; Plat. Legg. II, 663 a u. Sp., wie Plut. Cat. min. 73. – c) Unberühmtheit, neben σκότος Dem. 60, 24.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
δύσκλεια: ἡ, κακὴ φήμη, δυσφημία, καταισχύνη, Σοφ. Ἀποσπ. 196, Εὐρ. Μηδ. 218, Θουκ. 3. 58, Πλάτ. Νόμ. 653Α· ἐπὶ δυσκλείᾳ, πρὸς καταισχύνην, Σοφ. Αἴ. 143. ΙΙ. ἀδοξία, Δημ. 1396. 18.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ας (ἡ) :
1 mauvaise réputation ; ignominie;
2 mauvais bruit.
Étymologie: δυσκλεής.
