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ποτηνός

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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

Plato, Laws, 626e
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Full diacritics: ποτηνός Medium diacritics: ποτηνός Low diacritics: ποτηνός Capitals: ΠΟΤΗΝΟΣ
Transliteration A: potēnós Transliteration B: potēnos Transliteration C: potinos Beta Code: pothno/s

English (LSJ)

ή, όν,

   A v. ποτανός.

German (Pape)

[Seite 689] dor. ποτανός, fliegend, geflügelt, αἰετὸς ὠκὺς ἐν ποτανοῖς, unter den Vögeln, Pin, d. N. 3, 80; ποτανᾷ μαχανᾷ, 7, 22, u. öfter; διώκει ποτανὸν ὄρνιν, Aesch. Ag. 383.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ποτηνός: -ή, -όν, ἴδε ἐν λ. ποτανός.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ή, όν :
qui vole, ailé.
Étymologie: πέτομαι.

Greek Monolingual

-ή, -όν, Α
βλ. ποτανός.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

ποτηνός: I дор. ποτᾱνός 3 крылатый, пернатый (ὄρνις Aesch.; οἰωνοί Eur.).
II дор. ποτᾱνός ὁ птица Pind.