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ἔξαλσις

From LSJ

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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Full diacritics: ἔξαλσις Medium diacritics: ἔξαλσις Low diacritics: έξαλσις Capitals: ΕΞΑΛΣΙΣ
Transliteration A: éxalsis Transliteration B: exalsis Transliteration C: eksalsis Beta Code: e)/calsis

English (LSJ)

-εως, ἡ,
A leaping with the legs held together (κομιδὴ σκελῶν συνεχής) for exercise, Aret.CD1.2.
II dislocation, displacement, Hp.Art.46.

Spanish (DGE)

-εως, ἡ
medic.
1 desplazamiento, luxación de vértebras οὐ ῥηΐδιον τοιαύτην ἔξαλσιν γενέσθαι ἐς τὸ ἔσω Hp.Art.46, cf. ib.
2 salto como ejercicio terapéutico, Aret.CD 1.2.13.

German (Pape)

[Seite 866] ἡ, der Sprung auf einem Fleck mit zusammengehaltenen Füßen, Aret. – Bei Hippocr. = Verrenkung.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἔξαλσις: -εως, ἡ, τὸ ἐξάλλεσθαι, πηδᾶν πρὸς τὰ ἄνω χάριν ἀσκήσεως, Ἀρετ. Χρον. Νούσ. Θεραπευτ. 1. 2. ΙΙ. ἔξωσις, μετατόπισις, ἐπὶ τῶν σπονδύλων τῆς ῥάχεως, Ἱππ. π. Ἄρθρ. 811· πρβλ. ἐξάλλομαι.

Greek Monolingual

ἔξαλσις, η (Α) εξάλλομαι
1. πήδημα με ενωμένα τα πόδια
2. (για σπονδύλους) εξάρθρωση.

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