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ἐπιλιμνάζω

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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

Plato, Laws, 626e

German (Pape)

[Seite 958] einen See bilden durch Ueberschwemmung, πεδία ἐπιλελιμνασμένα χειμάῤῥοις, überschwemmt, Plut. Caes. 25.

French (Bailly abrégé)

part. pf. Pass. ἐπιλελιμνασμένος;
former un marais en couvrant d’eaux stagnantes.
Étymologie: ἐπί, λιμνάζω.