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Καλὸν τὸ νικᾶν ἀλλ' ὑπερνικᾶν κακόν → Vincere bonum est: ultra fas vincere lubricum → Schön ist zu siegen, übermäßig siegen schlecht

Menander, Monostichoi, 299

Greek Monolingual

ἀγριόφωνος, -ον (Α)
αυτός που έχει άγρια, τραχιά φωνή ή γλώσσα, σαν τους βαρβάρους.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ἄγριος + -φωνή.