κατάκρουσις
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
English (LSJ)
εως, ἡ,
A downward pressure, Arist.Pr.874b12, 963b9. II shock, λαμβάνειν κ. ἐκ πληγῆς Ph.Bel.80.6.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1357] ἡ, das Herab-, Zurückstoßen, der Stoß, Arist. Probl. 3, 25 u. Sp.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
κατάκρουσις: -εως, ἡ, ἡ πρὸς τὰ κάτω κροῦσις, ὤθησις ἰσχυρά, Ἀριστ. Προβλ. 3. 25, 1., 33. 17. ΙΙ. σεῖσις, τὸ σείεσθαι, Φίλων Βελοπ.
