ἀκόντισις

καλῶς δρῶν ἐξαμαρτεῖν μᾶλλον ἢ νικᾶν κακῶς → I would prefer to fail with honor than to win by evil | I prefer to fail by acting rightly rather than win by acting wrongly | Better fail by doing right, than win by doing wrong (Sophocles, Philoctetes 95)

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Full diacritics: ἀκόντῐσις	Medium diacritics: ἀκόντισις	Low diacritics: ακόντισις	Capitals: ΑΚΟΝΤΙΣΙΣ
Transliteration A: akóntisis	Transliteration B: akontisis	Transliteration C: akontisis	Beta Code: a)ko/ntisis

English (LSJ)

εως, ἡ,

A throwing the javelin, X.An.1.9.5, Ascl.Tact.1.3.