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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

κατῶβλεψ, -επος και κατωβλέπων, -οντος, ὁ και κατωβλέπον, τὸ (Α)
κοιλόκερο θηλαστικό με καμπυλωτό αυχένα, κλίση του κεφαλιού προς τα κάτω και θυσανωτή ουρά.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < κάτω + -βλεψ (< βλέπω), τ. που απαντά μόνο στο παρόν σύνθ. όν.].