κακοθάνατος
From LSJ
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
English (LSJ)
[θᾰ], ον,
A dying miserably, Plu.2.22c (as expl. of ῥιγεδανός), cf. Vett.Val. 128.19, Sch.E.Hipp.1143.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1300] schlimm, unglücklich sterbend; schlimmen Tod bringend, wie nach Plut. de aud. poet. 5 ῥιγεδανὴ Ἑλένη von Einigen als κακοθάνατος erklärt wurde.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
κᾰκοθάνᾰτος: -ον, ἀποθνήσκων κακῶς ἢ ἀθλίως, Πλούτ. 2. 22C.
