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τρῆσις

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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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Full diacritics: τρῆσις Medium diacritics: τρῆσις Low diacritics: τρήσις Capitals: ΤΡΗΣΙΣ
Transliteration A: trē̂sis Transliteration B: trēsis Transliteration C: trisis Beta Code: trh=sis

English (LSJ)

-εως, ἡ, (τετραίνω)
A boring through, perforation, Pl.Plt. 279e: pl., Hp.Steril.222.
II orifice, Arist.HA495a28 (pl.).

Dutch (Woordenboekgrieks.nl)

τρῆσις -εως, ἡ [τετραίνω] doorboring.

German (Pape)

ἡ, das Durchbohren, Plat. Polit. 279e; das Loch, Arist. H.A. 1.16.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

τρῆσις: εως ἡ τετραίνω
1 просверливание, прокалывание: τὰ ἄνευ τρήσεως συνδετά Plat. (нечто) скрепленное без швов;
2 дыра, отверстие Arst.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

τρῆσις: -εως, ἡ, (√ΤΡΑ, τετραίνω) διάτρησις, τρύπημα, Πλάτ. Πολικ. 279Ε. ΙΙ. τρῆμα, ἄνοιγμα, Ἀριστ. π. τὰ Ζ. Ἱστ. 1. 10, 10.

English (Woodhouse)

act of perforation

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