ἠθολογέω

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)

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Full diacritics: ἠθολογέω	Medium diacritics: ἠθολογέω	Low diacritics: ηθολογέω	Capitals: ΗΘΟΛΟΓΕΩ
Transliteration A: ēthologéō	Transliteration B: ēthologeō	Transliteration C: ithologeo	Beta Code: h)qologe/w

English (LSJ)

A express characteristically, γονέων πάθη LXX 4 Ma.15.4:— Pass., κωμῳδία -ουμένη comedy of manners, Longin.9.15.

[Seite 1156] Sitten od. Charaktere darstellen, bes. von der Komödie, um Lachen zu erregen, Longin. de sublim. 9.

ἠθολογέω: μιμοῦμαι τὸν χαρακτῆρα, τὰ ἤθη τινός, Λογγῖν. 9 ἐν τέλει.