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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 Monolingual

οἰστροδίνητος, -ον (Α)
(ποιητ. τ.)
1. αυτός που στριφογυρίζει με μανία εξαιτίας τσιμπήματος από οίστρο
2. αυτός που έχει κυριευθεί από σφοδρό πάθος («πῶς δι' οὐ κλύω τῆς οἰστροδινήτου κόρης», Αισχύλ.).
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < οἶστρος + -δίνητος (< δινῶ < δίνη), πρβλ. ιππο-δίνητος, σφονδυλο-δίνητος].