μνααῖος
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)
α, ον,
A of the weight of a μνᾶ, λίθοι X.Eq.4.4, Eq.Mag.1.16, v.l. in D.S.19.109; on which a mina is staked, τρῆμα Amips.20:— also μνᾱϊαῖος, α, ον, Arist.Cael.311b4, Ph.Bel.69.12,al., Plb.13.2.3, D.S. l.c.: written μνᾱγιαῖος, PLond.ined.2199 (iv A. D.); μναϊαῖον, τό, = μνᾶ, POxy.265.18 (i A. D.); μ. [δίκαι] suits where a mina is at stake, IG9(1).333.12 (Locr.):—also μναϊεῖον, τό, gold coin worth a mina of silver, PCair.Zen.22.1,13 (iii B. C.), PLille15.1 (iii B. C.), UPZ 121.10 (ii B. C.): written μιτρ-ϊῆον, BGU1532 (Ptol.), POxy.259.17 (i A. D.): for μναῖαι (folld. by αἱ) and μναίας, Arist.HA547a9, Gal.6.605, μναϊαῖαι, μναϊαίας shd. perh. be read.
German (Pape)
[Seite 193] = μναϊαῖος; Xen. re equ. 4, 4, vom Gewicht; Amips. bei Poll. 9, 96; D. Sic. 19, 45.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
μνᾱαῖος: -α, -ον, ἔχων τὸ βάρος μιᾶς μνᾶς, λίθοι Ξεν. Ἱππ. 4, 4, Ἱππαρχ. 1, 16, Διόδ. 19. 109, κτλ· ἐπὶ κυβείας, ἐν ᾗ διακυβεύεται μία μνᾶ, τρῆμα μνααῖον Ἀμειψίας ἐν «Σφενδόνῃ» 5· - ὡσαύτως μνᾱϊαῖος, α, ον, Ἀριστ. π. Οὐρ. 4. 4, 4, - ἐσχηματισμένον ὡς τὸ ταλαντιαῖος, κτλ., πρβλ. Λοβ. Φρύνιχ. 552· - καὶ μναῖος ἢ μνάϊος, α, ον, Ἀριστ. π. τὰ Ζ. Ἱστ. 5. 15. 6.
