elevated
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 > Greek (Woodhouse)
adj.
Raised in air: Ar. and P. μετέωρος, Ar. and V. μετάρσιος; see high. High-minded: P. μεγαλόψυχος, μεγαλόφρων.
