ἀντιμηχανάομαι

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καλῶς δρῶν ἐξαμαρτεῖν μᾶλλοννικᾶν κακῶς → I would prefer to fail with honor than to win by evil | I prefer to fail by acting rightly rather than win by acting wrongly | Better fail by doing right, than win by doing wrong (Sophocles, Philoctetes 95)

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Full diacritics: ἀντιμηχᾰνάομαι Medium diacritics: ἀντιμηχανάομαι Low diacritics: αντιμηχανάομαι Capitals: ΑΝΤΙΜΗΧΑΝΑΟΜΑΙ
Transliteration A: antimēchanáomai Transliteration B: antimēchanaomai Transliteration C: antimichanaomai Beta Code: a)ntimhxana/omai

English (LSJ)

   A contrive against or in opposition, ἄλλα ἀ. Hdt.8.52, cf. E Ba.291; σβεστήρια κωλύματα Th.7.53: abs., Arist.HA613b27; πρός τι X.HG5.3.16.