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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: μῑμώ Medium diacritics: μιμώ Low diacritics: μιμώ Capitals: ΜΙΜΩ
Transliteration A: mimṓ Transliteration B: mimō Transliteration C: mimo Beta Code: mimw/

English (LSJ)

gen. όος, οῦς, ἡ,

   A ape, Suid. s.v. πίθηκος.

German (Pape)

[Seite 188] οῦς, ἡ, der Nachahmende, der Affe, Tzetz., vgl. Suid. v. πίθηξ.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

μῑμώ: γεν. -όος, -οῦς, ἡ, πίθηκος, «μαϊμοῦ», Εὐμάθ. 322, Σουΐδ. Τζέτζ.· πρβλ. κερδώ.

Greek Monolingual

η (ΑΜ μιμώ, -όος και -οῡς)
ο πίθηκος
νεοελλ.
η ηχώ.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < μῖμος + κατάλ. -ώ (πρβλ. ηχ-ώ)].