δίειμι
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)
serving as fut. to διέρχομαι, impf. διῄειν: fut.
A διείσομαι Nic. Th.494, 837, cf. Hsch.:—go to and fro, roam about, Ar.Ach.845; of a report, spread, λόγος διῄει Plu.Ant.56. 2 pass through. δι' αὐτῶν μέσων Th.3.21; get through, escape, διὰ τῶν πόρων Arist.Cael. 307b13; ἔξω Thphr.CP5.9.12: abs., Arist.Ph.204a4. 3 pass, ἡμέρα χειμέριος δίεισιν Thphr.Sign.46; proceed, of a play, Ar.Ra.920. II c. acc., go through, traverse, Id.Av.1392: c. acc. cogn., δ. τὸν θεῖον δρόμον Pl.Ax.370e. b go through a subject in speaking or writing, narrate, describe, discuss, Id.Cri.47c; δ. τῷ λόγῳ Id.Grg.505e, cf. Nic. Il. cc., Luc.Icar.3.
German (Pape)
[Seite 617] (s. εἰμί) fortwährend sein, VLL.; sonst nur διέσει σκοπούμενος Xen. Mem. 2, 1, 24, wo man διοίσει ändern will. (s. εἶμι), 1) hindurchgehen; τὸν δρόμον Plat. Ax. 370 e; δι' αὐτῶν μέσων Thuc. 4, 78; absolut, Ar. Ach. 845, d. i. vorübergehen. – 2) dah. = in Rede u. Schrift durchgehen, genau erzählen; πάντα Plat. Crit. 47 c; τῷ λόγῳ, ὡς Gorg. 505 e u. öfter; τὸν ἀέρα Ar. Av. 1392, wie Sp.; ἕκαστα διείσομαι Nic. Th. 494. 837; τοιαῦτα περί τινος, Phi ostr.
