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μεταπέτομαι

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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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Full diacritics: μεταπέτομαι Medium diacritics: μεταπέτομαι Low diacritics: μεταπέτομαι Capitals: ΜΕΤΑΠΕΤΟΜΑΙ
Transliteration A: metapétomai Transliteration B: metapetomai Transliteration C: metapetomai Beta Code: metape/tomai

English (LSJ)

v. μεταπέταμαι.

French (Bailly abrégé)

f. μεταπτήσομαι;
s'envoler ailleurs.
Étymologie: μετά, πέτομαι.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

μεταπέτομαι: перелетать, улетать Luc.

German (Pape)

weg und anders wohin fliegen, Luc. hist. conscrib. 50.