ὄεσσι

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)

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Full diacritics: ὄεσσι	Medium diacritics: ὄεσσι	Low diacritics: όεσσι	Capitals: ΟΕΣΣΙ
Transliteration A: óessi	Transliteration B: oessi	Transliteration C: oessi	Beta Code: o)/essi

English (LSJ)

Epic dat. pl. of ὄϊς, οἶς.

dat. pl. poét. de ὄϊς ou οἶς.

ὄεσσι: Ἐπικ. δοτ. πληθ. τοῦ ὄϊς, οἶς, Ὅμ.

ὄεσσι: Επικ. αντί οἴεσι, δοτ. πληθ. του ὄϊς, οἶς.

ὄεσσι: эп. dat. pl. к ὄϊς (= οἶς).