ἐκπαίω
From LSJ
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)
A throw or cast out of a thing, με δόξης ἐξέπαισαν ἐλπίδες they have dashed me from my expectations, E.HF460. II intr., dash out, escape, Anaxil.22.17 (Casaubon for ἐξέπεσε) :—Med., Plu. Brut.51. (Cf. ἐμπαίω.)
