λωτέω
From LSJ
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)
English (LSJ)
A play the flute, Zonar. II bloom, πεδία λωτεῦντα Il.12.283 (v.l. for λωτοῦντα); cf. λωτόεις. III λωτεῦσι δέ, πάχνη, ἀνθεῖ ποιοῦσιν αἰσχρότητες, Hsch.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
λωτέω: «αὐλῶ», Ζωναρ. ΙΙ. ἀνθῶ, «λωτεῦντα· ἀνθοῦντα, ἢ λωτὸν ἔχοντα» ποιητ. παρ’ Ἡσύχ.
French (Bailly abrégé)
être fleuri.
Étymologie: λωτός.
