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καυκάλιον

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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: kaukálion Transliteration B: kaukalion Transliteration C: kafkalion Beta Code: kauka/lion

English (LSJ)

τό,    A v. βαυκάλιον.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

καυκάλιον: τό, ἴδε ἐν λ. βαυκάλιον, ἀγγεῖον ὑάλινον, τὸ βουκάλιον, ἐξ οὗ τὸ Γαλλ. bocal.

Greek Monolingual

καυκάλιον, το (ΑΜ)
μσν.
κούπα, ποτήρι
αρχ.
βαυκάλιον.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Βλ. λ. βαυκάλιον.