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)
| Full diacritics: μετεωροκόπος | Medium diacritics: μετεωροκόπος | Low diacritics: μετεωροκόπος | Capitals: ΜΕΤΕΩΡΟΚΟΠΟΣ |
| Transliteration A: meteōrokópos | Transliteration B: meteōrokopos | Transliteration C: meteorokopos | Beta Code: metewroko/pos |
ὁ, A one who prates about high things, Cerc.4.45.
μετεωροκόπος, ο (Α)
αυτός που φλυαρεί για υψηλά πράγματα.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < μετέωρος + -κόπος (< κόπος < κόπτω), πρβλ. δημο-κόπος, θεατρο-κόπος.
