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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

German (Pape)

[Seite 1185] (θαμά), häufig, nahe an einander, dicht gedrängt, bei Hom. nur im tem. plur. nom. u. accus., αἰεὶ δὲ πυραὶ νεκύων καίοντο θαμειαί Il. 1, 52, ἐθείρας ' αμειάς 9, 383; 22, 316; θαμειαὶ σφενδόναι Archil. 50; Nic. Al. 594 hat den compar. θαμειότερος. Bei Hesych. wird θαμύντεραι, πυκνότεραι erkl.