ἐπιτροχάδην
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)
[ᾰ], Adv.
A trippingly, fluently, glibly: in Hom. only in phrase ἐ. ἀγορεύειν Il.3.213, Od.18.26. II cursorily, D.H. Amm.2.2, Man.1.11.
German (Pape)
[Seite 997] darüber hinlaufend, ἀγορεύειν, eilig u. obenhin, kurz, Il. 3, 213 Od. 18, 26; D. Hal. verbindet ἐπιτροχάδην καὶ κεφαλαιωδῶς ἐπιτιθέναι τι C. V. p. 103; a. Sp.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἐπιτροχάδην: ᾰ, Ἐπίρρ., ἦ τοι μὲν Μενέλαος ἐπιτροχάδην ἀγόρευε, συντόμως, «παρατρέχων τὰ πολλὰ καὶ τὰ καίρια μόνον λέγων» (Σχόλ.), Ἰλ. Γ. 213· ὢ πόποι, ὡς ὁ μολοβρὸς ἐπιτροχάδην ἀγορεύει, «ἐσπευσμένως» (Σχόλ.), «κατ’ ἐπιδρομὴν» (Εὐστ.), Ὀδ. Σ. 26.
