ἐγκυκλέομαι
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)
Pass.,
A roll or rotate in the sockets, of the joints, Hp. de Arte 10. II in com. sense, to be cooped up, οὐκ οἶδ' ὅπῃ ἐγκεκύκλησαι Ar.V.699. III Med., surround, Plu.TG5; τοὺς ἀμφὶ πλουσίαν τράπεζαν - κυκλουμένους Id.2.50d.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἐγκυκλέομαι: παθ. περιστρέφομαι, στρέφομαι, «γυρίζω» ἐντὸς τῶν κοτυλῶν, περὶ τῶν ἄρθρων τοῦ σώματος, Ἱππ. 6. 37. ΙΙ. ἐπὶ κωμ. ἐννοίας, «φέρομαι γύρῳ», ἐξαπατῶμαι, οὐκ οἶδ’ ὅπη ἐγκεκύκλησαι Ἀριστοφ. Σφ. 699. ― Πρβλ. ἐκκυκλέω. ΙΙΙ. Μέσ., περιβάλλω, περικυκλώνω, Πλουτ. Τ. Γράκχ. 5.
