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πολύθρους

From LSJ

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: polýthrous Transliteration B: polythrous Transliteration C: polythrous Beta Code: polu/qrous

English (LSJ)

-ουν, contr. for πολύθροος (with much noise, clamorous).

French (Bailly abrégé)

ους, ουν :
contr. att. p. πολύθροος.

Greek Monolingual

-ουν και πολύθροος, -οον, Α
πολυθόρυβος.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < πολυ- + θροῦς / θρόος «μουρμούρισμα, θόρυβος» (< θρῶμαι), πρβλ. ποικιλό-θρους/ποικιλό-θροος].

Middle Liddell

πολύ-θρους, ουν,
with much noise, clamorous, Aesch.

German (Pape)

zusammengezogen aus πολύθροος.