Ὀλυμπιονίκης
νεκρὸν ἐάν ποτ' ἴδηις καὶ μνήματα κωφὰ παράγηις κοινὸν ἔσοπτρον ὁρᾶις· ὁ θανὼν οὕτως προσεδόκα → whenever you see a body dead, or pass by silent tombs, you look into the mirror of all men's destiny: the dead man expected nothing else | if you ever see a corpse or walk by quiet graves, that's when you look into the mirror we all share: the dead expected this
English (LSJ)
[ῑ], ου, Dor. Ὀλυμπιο-νίκας, ᾱ, ὁ,
A conqueror in the Olympic games, Pi.O.6.4, al., Hdt.5.47,71, And.4.33, Pl.R.465d, Arist.Rh.1365a25. II as Adj., Ὀ. ὕμνος, τεθμός, Pi.O.3.3,7.88.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
Ὀλυμπῐονίκης: [ῑ], -ου, Δωρ. -νίκᾱς, ᾱ, ὁ νικητὴς ἐν τοῖς Ὀλυμπιακοῖς ἀγῶσι, συχν. παρὰ Πινδ.· ὡσαύτως παρ’ Ἀνδοκ. 23. 27, Πλάτ. Πολ. 465D, Ἀριστ. Ρητ. 1. 7, 33. ΙΙ. ὡς ἐπίθ., Ὀλ. ὕμνος, τεθμὸς Πινδ. 3. 4., 7. 162.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ου (ὁ) :
le vainqueur aux jeux olympiques.
Étymologie: Ὀλύμπια, νικάω.
