ἰσχυροπαίκτης

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καλῶς δρῶν ἐξαμαρτεῖν μᾶλλοννικᾶν 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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Transliteration A: ischyropaíktēs Transliteration B: ischyropaiktēs Transliteration C: ischyropaiktis Beta Code: i)sxuropai/kths

English (LSJ)

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   A one who plays valiantly, IG14.1535, Delph.3(1).216, Vett.Val.4.17.