kneel
From LSJ
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
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb intransitive
P. and V. προσκυνεῖν.
kneeling on the ground: V. καθεῖσα πρὸς γαῖαν γόνυ (Euripides, Hecuba 561).
kneel to: P. and V. προσκυνεῖν (acc.), Ar. and V. προσπίπτειν (acc. or dat.); see fall at a person's knees, under knee.
