καρφίτης
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)
[ῑ], ου, ὁ,
A built of κάρφη (pl.): θάλαμος κ., of a swallow's nest, AP10.4 (Marc. Arg.).
German (Pape)
[Seite 1332] aus dürren Halmen gemacht, θάλαμος, vom Schwalbennest, M. Arg. 24 (X, 4).