προφθασία
From LSJ
καλῶς δρῶν ἐξαμαρτεῖν μᾶλλον ἢ νικᾶν 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)
English (LSJ)
ἡ,
A anticipation, name of a festival, D.S.15.18 (leg. -φθάσια, τά).
German (Pape)
[Seite 797] ἡ, = πρόφθασις, ein Fest der Klazomenier, D. Sic. 15, 18.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
προφθᾰσία: ἡ, τὸ προφθάνειν, πρόφθασμα, ὄνομα ἑορτῆς παρὰ τοῖς Κλαζομενίοις, Διόδ. 15. 18.
Greek Monolingual
ἡ, Α προφθάνω
ονομασία εορτής στις Κλαζομενές.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
προφθᾰσία: ἡ профтасия, «упреждение» (праздник в Клазоменах) Diod.
