καταντίον
ἀλλ' ἐπὶ καὶ θανάτῳ φάρμακον κάλλιστον ἑᾶς ἀρετᾶς ἅλιξιν εὑρέσθαι σὺν ἄλλοις → even at the price of death, the fairest way to win his own exploits together with his other companions | but even at the risk of death would find the finest elixir of excellence together with his other companions | but to find, together with other young men, the finest remedy — the remedy of one's own valor — even at the risk of death
English (LSJ)
Adv.
A over against, right opposite, c. gen., Hdt.6.103, 118, 8.52: c. dat., Id.7.33: abs., Χὠ κ. θανών facing him, S.Ant.512, cf. APl.4.95 (Damag.): καταντία, πόντου κ. κυμαίνοντος Agesianax ap. Plu.2.921b, cf. Opp.H.2.555.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
καταντίον: ἐπίρρ., κατέναντι, ἀκριβῶς ἀπέναντι, μετὰ γεν., Ἡρόδ. 6. 103, 118· ὡσαύτως μετὰ δοτ., 7, 33· ἀπόλ., χὼ κ. θανών, ἀπέναντι αὐτοῦ, Σοφ. Ἀντιγ. 512, πρβλ. Ἀνθ. Πλαν. 4, 95·- ὡσαύτως, καταντία Ἀγησιάναξ π. Πλουτ. 2, 921Β, Ὀππ. Ἁλ. 2, 555.
