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ἐγκουράς

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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: enkourás Transliteration B: enkouras Transliteration C: egkouras Beta Code: e)gkoura/s

English (LSJ)

άδος, ἡ,

   A painting on the ceiling, A.Fr.142; also pl., = τὰ ἐν τῷ προσώπῳ στίγματα, Hsch.

German (Pape)

[Seite 709] άδος, ἡ, Deckengemälde, Aesch. fr. 126.