οὐρανίσκος
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
English (LSJ)
ὁ, Dim. of οὐρανός,
A a little heaven or sky: hence, I vaulted ceiling, esp. top of a tent, canopy, Callix.2, Phylarch.41 J., Plu.Alex.37, Phoc.33. II roof of the mouth, Sor.2.62, Gal.UP11.10, Ath.7.315d, v.l. in Arist.Pr. 963a2. III a constellation of the southern hemisphere, Corona Australis, Sch.Arat.400.
German (Pape)
[Seite 417] ὁ, dim. von οὐρανός, 1) kleiner Himmel, von der gewölbten Decke eines Zimmers, besonders Zeltdach, Zelthimmel, Plut. Phoc. 33 Alex. 37; vgl. Ath. V, 196. – 2) der Gaumen, αἱ γνάθοι καὶ οὐρανίσκοι, Ath. VII, 315 d u. Sp. – 3) auch ein Sternbild, die südliche Krone, Proci.
