ἐξέργω
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)
Att. ἐξείργω, fut.
A -είρξω Ar.Ach.825:—shut out from a place, debar, ἐξέργειν τινά Hdt.3.51, etc.; ἐξείργειν τινὰ χθονός, γῆς, E.Heracl.20, 25; ἐξ ἀγορᾶς, ἐκ τοῦ ἄστεος, Pl.Lg.936c; ἀπὸ τοῦ βήματος Aeschin.1.32; ἐκ τῶν ἱερῶν Lys.6.16; ἐκ τοῦ θεάτρου D.21.178; ἐ. θύραζε drive away and shut him out of doors, Ar.Ach.825, cf. D.18.169:—Pass., ἐξείργεσθαι πάντων Th.2.13; ἐξειργόμενοι δίκης Plu.Rom. 23. 2 prevent, preclude, καιρὸν ἐ. λόγος S.El.1292; τῶνδ' οὐδὲν ἐξείργει νόμος E.Andr.176; ἐ. δέει τὸ δίκην λαμβάνειν D.21.124: abs., ὅταν μὴ ἡ ὥρα τοῦ ἔτους ἐξείργῃ X.Oec.4.13:—Pass., πολέμοις ἐξειργόμενοι Th.1.118; ἐὰν μὴ χρόνῳ ἐξείργηται Arist.Cat.13a31: c. inf., to be hindered from doing, D.H.Th.15. 3 constrain, compel, τινὰ πληγαῖς Pl.Lg.935c:—Pass., ἀναγκαίῃ ἐξέργεσθαι ἔς τι to be constrained by necessity to undertake a thing, Hdt.7.96: c. inf., ἀναγκαίῃ ἐ. γνώμην ἀποδέξασθαι ib.139; ὑπὸ τοῦ νόμου ἐξεργόμενος Id.9.111; νόμῳ Th.3.70.
