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πταιστός

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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: ptaistós Transliteration B: ptaistos Transliteration C: ptaistos Beta Code: ptaisto/s

English (LSJ)

πταιστή, πταιστόν, liable to fail, Eust.48.24 (prob.).

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

πταιστός: -ή, -όν, ὁ δυνάμενος νὰ πταίσῃ, νὰ ἀποτύχῃ, Κραμήρ. Ἀνέκδ. Παρ. 1. 43, Εὐστ., κλπ.

Greek Monolingual

-ή, -όν, Μ πταίω
αυτός που είναι δυνατόν να υποπέσει σε πταίσμα.