τέμω
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)
A v. τέμνω.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1091] alter Stamm von τέμνω, als praes. nur Il. 13, 707 vorkommend, wo Wolf das fut. τεμεῖ mit Unrecht aufgenommen hat, s. Spitzner zur Stelle u. Buttmann ausf. gr. Gr. I, 388.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
τέμω: ἀρχαῖος τύπος τοῦ ἐνεστῶτ. τέμνω, Ἰλ. Ν. 707· ἴδε Spitzn. ἐν τόπῳ.
French (Bailly abrégé)
1sbj. ao.2 de τέμνω.
2prés. 3ᵉ sg. τέμει;
c. τέμνω.
English (Autenrieth)
aor. τάμε, inf. ταμέειν, mid. aor. inf. ταμέσθαι, pass. perf. part. τετμημένον: cut, cut up, off, out, etc., mid. subjectively; of ‘felling’ or ‘lopping’ trees, ‘hewing’ beams, ‘marking off’ an enclosure, ‘furrowing’ the earth with the plough, ‘cutting off’ (intercepting, driving away) cattle, ‘cutting’ the waves in sailing, Il. 9.580, Il. 13.707, Il. 18.528, Il. 21.38, Od. 3.175 ; ὅρκια, ‘conclude’ a treaty, see ὅρκιον.
Greek Monolingual
Α
βλ. τέμνω.
Greek Monotonic
τέμω: αρχαίος τύπος του τέμνω, σε Ομήρ. Ιλ.
