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ἀκανθολάβος

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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: akantholábos Transliteration B: akantholabos Transliteration C: akantholavos Beta Code: a)kanqola/bos

English (LSJ)

ὁ,

   A instrument for extracting thorns, ibid.:—also ἀκανθο-λαβίς, ἡ, Gloss.

Greek Monolingual

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εργαλείο για το μάζεμα αγκαθιών.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < άκανθα + -λάβος < έλαβον, λαμβάνω.