ἐπαστράπτω
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 lighten upon, ἐνίοις ἐπήστραψε δεξιόν Plu.2.594e: metaph., βασίλειον ἐ. τῷ κόλπῳ Lib.Or.61.10: abs., AP7.49 (Bianor): c. acc. cogn., ἐ. πῦρ flash fire, APl.4.141 (Phil.); σπινθῆρας Nonn.D. 18.74.
German (Pape)
[Seite 906] dazu, darein blitzen, Bian. 13 (VII, 49); δεξιόν τινι Plut. gen. Socr. 25; – σπινθῆρας προσώπῳ, darauf erglänzen lassen, Nonn. 18, 72.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἐπαστράπτω: ἀστράπτω, ἐπί τινι ἢ ἁπλῶς ἀστράπτω, τινὶ Πλούτ. 2. 594D· ἀπολ., Ἀνθ. Π. 7. 49: - μετὰ συστοίχ. αἰτ., ἐπαστράπτει φόνιον πῦρ Ἀνθ. Πλαν. 4. 141, 4· σπινθῆρας ἐπαστράπτουσα Νόνν. Δ. 18. 74.
