σπέργουλος
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
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
σπέργουλος: ὁ, μικρὸν πτηνόν στρουθίον, «ὀρνιθάριον ἄγριον» Ἡσύχ., πρβλ. Λοβεκ. Παθ. 24.
