παρακάλυμμα
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
English (LSJ)
[κᾰ], ατος, τό,
A anything hung up beside or before so as to cover a thing, covering, curtain, Plu.Alex.51, etc. 2 metaph., veil, cloak, τῶν κακῶν Antiph.167; ἀφεγγὲς λήθης π. LXX Wi.17.3; γήρᾳ π. τοῦ χρόνου ποιούμενος J.AJ16.8.1; π. τῆς ἡδονῆς τὸ σκότος προθέσθαι Plu.2.654d; excuse, pretext, τῇ λύρᾳ π. χρώμενος Id.Per.4; ἐχρήσατο τῆς ἀπορίας -καλύμματι Id.2.27e, cf. Ph.2.186.
German (Pape)
[Seite 481] τό, alles daneben, dabei oder daran Aufgehängte, Decke, Vorhang, Plut. Alex. 51 u. öfter; übertr., Vorwand, Beschönigung, τῇ λύρᾳ παρακαλύμματι χρώμενος, Pericl. 4, vgl. Mar. 29 Ages. 37; a. Sp.
