πρωτόλεια

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καλῶς δρῶν ἐξαμαρτεῖν μᾶλλοννικᾶν κακῶς → I would prefer to fail with honor than to win by evil | I prefer to fail by acting rightly rather than win by acting wrongly | Better fail by doing right, than win by doing wrong (Sophocles, Philoctetes 95)

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Full diacritics: πρωτόλεια Medium diacritics: πρωτόλεια Low diacritics: πρωτόλεια Capitals: ΠΡΩΤΟΛΕΙΑ
Transliteration A: prōtóleia Transliteration B: prōtoleia Transliteration C: protoleia Beta Code: prwto/leia

English (LSJ)

τά, (λεία)

   A first spoils in war, and, generally, firstfruits, Lyc.298, f.l. for προτέλεια in J.AJ4.8.22; τὰ π. τῶν ἐμαυτοῦ σώστρων Jul.Ep.184; τῶν σῶν δὲ γονάτων πρωτόλεια θιγγάνω, as the first act of my supplication, E.Or.382: sg.,= ἀπαρχή, Phot.:—as Adj., τὸ πρωτόλειον στέφος Lyc.1228.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

πρωτόλεια: τά, (λεία) ὡς τὸ ἀκρόλεια, τὰ πρῶτα λάφυρα ἐν πολέμῳ, καὶ καθόλου, οἱ πρῶτοι καρποί, ἀπαρχαὶ (πρβλ. προτέλεια), Λυκόφρ. 298, Ἰωσήπ. Ἰουδ. Ἀρχ. 4. 8, 22, Φώτ., κλπ.· τὰ πρωτόλεια τῶν ἀνοσίων γάμων πραξάμενος Διον. Ἁλ. 4, 30, κτλ.· τῶν σῶν δὲ γονάτων πρωτόλεια θιγγάνω κτλ., ὡς ἀπαρχὰς τῆς ἱκετείας μου, Εὐρ. Ὀρ. 382· ‒ ὡσαύτως ὡς ἐπίθετ., τὸ πρωτόλειον στέφος Λυκόφρ. 1228, πρβλ. Φώτ.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ων (τά) :
première part d’un butin ; en gén. prémices.
Étymologie: πρῶτος, λεία.