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ἀσπιδηστρόφος

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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
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Transliteration A: aspidēstróphos Transliteration B: aspidēstrophos Transliteration C: aspidistrofos Beta Code: a)spidhstro/fos

English (LSJ)

ον,

   A shield-wielding, λεώς A.Ag.825.

German (Pape)

[Seite 373] λεώς Aesch. Ag. 799, schildschwingend.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἀσπῐδηστρόφος: ἐσφαλ. γραφ. ἀντὶ ἀσπιδηφόρος ἢ παρόμοιον ἐπίθ. ἐν Αἰσχύλ. Ἀγ. 825.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ος, ον :
qui agite litt. qui fait tourner son bouclier.
Étymologie: ἀσπίς, στρέφω.