ὀλέεσθαι

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καλῶς δρῶν ἐξαμαρτεῖν μᾶλλοννικᾶν 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)

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Full diacritics: ὀλέεσθαι Medium diacritics: ὀλέεσθαι Low diacritics: ολέεσθαι Capitals: ΟΛΕΕΣΘΑΙ
Transliteration A: oléesthai Transliteration B: oleesthai Transliteration C: oleesthai Beta Code: o)le/esqai

English (LSJ)

ὀλέεσκε,

   A v. ὄλλυμι.