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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

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

θυΐω: ἢ θυίω, = θύω, διατελῶ ὑπὸ ἔμπνευσιν, ὑποτακτ. θυΐωσι Ὕμν. Ὁμ. εἰς Ἑρμ. 560· παρατ. ἔθυιεν Ἀπολλ. Ρόδ. Γ. 755.

French (Bailly abrégé)

s’élancer impétueusement ; être saisi d’un transport prophétique.
Étymologie: θύω².

Greek Monotonic

θυΐω: ή θυίω, = θύω, εμπνέομαι, σε Ομηρ. Ύμν.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

θυΐω: (только 3 л. pl. praes. conjct. θυΐωσιν) приходить в исступление: αἱ (sc. Θριαὶ) δ᾽ ὅτε θυΐωσιν, ἐθέλουσιν ἀληθείην ἀγορεύειν HH когда Трии, придя в исступление, захотят вещать истину, т. е. прорицать.