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προσκεπαστής

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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
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Transliteration A: proskepastḗs Transliteration B: proskepastēs Transliteration C: proskepastis Beta Code: proskepasth/s

English (LSJ)

οῦ, ὁ, = Lat.

   A protector, Men.Prot.p.115 D.

Greek Monolingual

ὁ, Α
υπερασπιστής, προασπιστής, προστάτης.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < προ- + σκεπαστής «υπερασπιστής, προστάτης»].