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ακανθών

From LSJ

Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη → The first and best victory is to conquer self.

Plato, Laws, 626e

Greek Monolingual

ἀκανθών, ο (Α) ἄκανθα
τόπος με φυτά που έχουν αγκάθια, αγκαθιώνας, αγκαθότοπος.