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σφηκοειδής

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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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Transliteration A: sphēkoeidḗs Transliteration B: sphēkoeidēs Transliteration C: sfikoeidis Beta Code: sfhkoeidh/s

English (LSJ)

ές,

   A = σφηκώδης 1, Sch.Nic.Th.805.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

σφηκοειδής: -ές, = σφηκώδης, Σχολ. εἰς Νικ. Θηρ. 816 καὶ σφηκιώδης, ες, Ἐπιφάν. τ. 1, σ. 387D. - Πρβλ. σφηκώδης.

Greek Monolingual

-ές, Α
σφηκώδης.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < σφήξ, -ηκός «σφήκα» + -ειδής].