τροπός
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)
ὁ,
A twisted leathern thong, with which the oar was fastened to the thole, τροποῖς ἐν δερματίνοισι Od.4.782, 8.53; τροπὸν αὐτόν, ἐπαρτέα δεσμὸν ἐρετμοῦ Opp.H.5.359; cf. τροπόω (B), τροπωτήρ.
French (Bailly abrégé)
οῦ (ὁ) :
courroie pour attacher la rame au bord du navire.
Étymologie: τρέπω.
English (Autenrieth)
pl., thongs or straps, by means of which oars were loosely attached to the thole-pins (κληῖδες), Od. 4.782 and Od. 8.53. (See cut No. 32, d. Α later different arrangement is seen in the following cut, and in No. 38.)
