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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

ψιμυθιῶ, -όω, ΝΑ, και ψιμμυθιῶ και ψυμυθιῶ και ψημυθιῶ, -όω, Α ψίμυθος / -ύθιον]
νεοελλ.
αλείφω το πρόσωπο με καλλυντικά, φτειασιδώνω
αρχ.
λευκαίνω το πρόσωπο με ψιμύθιο («ἐψιμυθιῶσθαι
προστετρίφθαι τρίμματι λευκὸν τὸν χρῶτα ποιοῦν τι», Μέγα Ετυμολογικόν).