μεταβάπτω
ἀλλ' ἐπὶ καὶ θανάτῳ φάρμακον κάλλιστον ἑᾶς ἀρετᾶς ἅλιξιν εὑρέσθαι σὺν ἄλλοις → even at the price of death, the fairest way to win his own exploits together with his other companions | but even at the risk of death would find the finest elixir of excellence together with his other companions | but to find, together with other young men, the finest remedy — the remedy of one's own valor — even at the risk of death
English (LSJ)
A change by dipping, Luc.Am.40: metaph., αὐτοὺς μ. ἡ φιλοσοφία Id.Bis Acc.8:—Pass., change one's complexion, Id.Anach. 33.
German (Pape)
[Seite 144] umfärben, anders färben, Sp., wie Luc. bis accus. 8, μεταβαφέντες ὑπὸ τοῦ δέους Gymnas. 33; von der eisernen Münze der Spartaner, ὄξει μεταβαπτόμενον ἐκ πυρός, durch Eintauchen in Essig verändert, Plut. Lys. 17.
