sanctuary
From LSJ
καλῶς δρῶν ἐξαμαρτεῖν μᾶλλον ἢ νικᾶν 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)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
subs.
Temple: P. and V. νεώς, ὁ, ἱερόν, τό, ἄδυτον, τό, Ar. and V. ναός, ὁ; see temple.
Place of refuge: P. and V. καταφυγή, ἡ, ἀποστροφή, ἡ, P. ἀποφυγή, ἡ; see refuge.
Fly for sanctuary to a temple: P. πρὸς ἱερὸν ἱκέτης καθέζεσθαι.
Rights of sanctuary: use P. and V. ἄδεια, ἡ.
Protection: P. and V. φυλακή, ἡ.
