στέγασμα
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 (LSJ)
ατος, τό,
A anything which covers or shelters, covering, X.An.1.5.10 (pl.); ἐν τεύτλου κρύπτεται στεγάσμασιν Antiph. 181; σ. ὤας ἢ διφθέρας SIG1259.5 (Athens, iv B.C.); τὰ σ. τοῖς πλοίοις awnings, PCair.Zen.53.7 (iii B.C.). 2 roof, opp. σκέπασμα, Pl.Plt.279d, cf. Criti.111c.
