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καλῶς δρῶν ἐξαμαρτεῖν μᾶλλον ἢ νικᾶν κακῶς → I would prefer to fail with honor than to win by evil | I prefer to fail by acting rightly rather than win by acting wrongly | Better fail by doing right, than win by doing wrong (Sophocles, Philoctetes 95)
P. and V. δύσμαχος, ἀνίκητος (Plato), Ar. and P. ἄμαχος (Plato), P. δυσπολέμητος, V. δυσπάλαιστος, ἀπρόσμαχος, ἀδήριτος.
impossible to deal with: P. and V. ἄπορος, ἀμήχανος (rare P.).