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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

Greek Monolingual

-ων (Α εὔκερως, -ων και ασυναίρ. εὐκέραος, -ον, μτγν. τ. εὐκεράως, -ων, ποιητ. τ. ἠΰκερος)
νεοελλ.
ζωολ. το θηλ. ως ουσ. η εύκερως
γένος υμενόπτερων εντόμων
αρχ.
αυτός που έχει ωραία κέρατα.
επίρρ...
εὐκεράως (Α)
με ωραία κέρατα.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ευ + -κερως, (< κέρας), πρβλ. ά-κερως, μονό-κερως].