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
probrăchys: yos, m., = προβραχύς (sc. πούς>),
I a metrical foot, consisting of one short and four long syllables (e. g. rĕdūndāvērūnt), Diom. p. 478 P.