κατεῖπον
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)
inf. κατειπεῖν, used as aor. to the pres. καταγορεύω (κατερῶ (v. κατερέω) being the fut.):—also in form κατεῖπα Hdt.2.89, Ar. Pax 20:—
A speak against or to the prejudice of, accuse, denounce, τινος Ar.Pax 377, Th.340; κ. τινὸς πρός τινα Pl.Tht.149a, cf. X.Mem.2.6.33: abs., give information, Hdt.2.89, πρὸς τοὺς βασιλέας SIG986.7 (Chios, v/iv B.C.). II c. acc., declare, report, εἴ σοι γάμον κατεῖπον E.Med. 589; κ. τοῖς θεαταῖς τὸν λόγον Ar.V.54; τἀν Σάμῳ ib.283 (lyr.); πατέρα κ. make him known, E.Ion 1345; κ. τοὺς ποιήσαντας, τὰ γεγενημένα, denounce them, And.2.7: c. acc. et part., κ. σῷ κασιγνήτῳ πόσιν ἥκοντα E.Hel.898; enumerate, φύλλα δένδρων Anacreont.13.2. 2 abs., tell, κάτειπέ μοι tell me, Ar.Nu.155, Pl.86: folld. by interrog., κ. ὅκως . . Hdt.1.20; πόθεν . . Ar.Pax20; ὅ τι σιωπᾷς, κ. μοι ib.657; πρὸς σὲ κ., ἐφ' οἷς ἐλύπησάν με Isoc.5.17, etc.
