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ψογερός

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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

Plato, Laws, 626e
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Transliteration A: psogerós Transliteration B: psogeros Transliteration C: psogeros Beta Code: yogero/s

English (LSJ)

ά, όν, (ψόγος)

   A fond of blaming, censorious, libellous, of Archilochus, Pi.P.2.55, Plu.Comp.Cim.Luc.1 (Sup.). Adv. -ρῶς by way of blame, Eust.827.29.    II blamable, Hsch.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1401] 1) tadelsüchtig, zum Tadel geneigt; Ἀρχίλοχος Pind. P. 2, 55; Ael. V. H. 3, 7. – 2) tadelnswerth, tadelhaft, Sp.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ψογερός: -ά, -όν, (ψόγος) ὁ ἀγαπῶν νὰ ψέγῃ, νὰ κατηγορῇ, νὰ κατακρίνῃ, ἐπὶ τοῦ Ἀρχιλόχου, Πινδ. Π. 2. 106, Πλουτ. Κίμ. κ. Λουκ. Συγκρ. 1. ― Ἐπίρρ. -ρῶς, Εὐστ. 827. 29. ΙΙ. «ψογερόν· αἰσχρόν, μεμπτόν, ἐπίψογον» καί, ψογερά· ὡς λίαν μεμπτὰ» Ἡσύχ.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ά, όν :
enclin à blâmer;
Sp. ψογερώτατος.
Étymologie: ψόγος.

English (Slater)

ψογερός
   1 bitter-tongued ψογερὸν Ἀρχίλοχον (P. 2.55)