δυσφύλακτος
σὺν Ἀθηνᾷ καὶ σὺ χεῖρα κινεῖ → God helps those who help themselves, God helps them that help themselves, heaven helps those who help themselves, the Lord helps those who help themselves, move your hand along with Athena, move your hand along with Minerva, fortune favors the prepared mind, fortune favours the prepared mind, chance favors the prepared mind, chance favours the prepared mind
English (LSJ)
[ῠ], ον,
A hard to guard, δυσφύλακτον οὐδὲν ὡς γυνή Alex.339; of a city, Plb. 2.55.2; πλοῦτος Str.9.3.8; ἀρχή D.C. 56.33. II hard to keep off or prevent, κακά E.Ph.924, cf. Andr.728; hard to guard against or avoid, τενάγη Str.11.4.2; τὸ οἰδεῖν -ότατον Longin.3.3.
German (Pape)
[Seite 690] 1) schwer zu bewachen, zu hüten; γυνή Alexis Stob. flor. 73, 42; πόλις Pol. 2, 55, 2; καὶ ἀβέβαιος 15, 34; ἀρχή, πλοῦτος, Strab. IX, 420; τὸ σεμνόν Plut. Pericl. 7. – 2) wovor man sich schwer hüten kann; κακά Eur. Phoen. 931; vgl. Andr. 729; τὸ δ. τῶν ἐκ τῆς τύχης συμβαινόντων Pol. 8, 22, 10; Luc. Tim. 9.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
δυσφύλακτος: -ον, (φυλάττω) δυσφύλακτον οὐδὲν ὡς γυνὴ Ἄλεξ. ἐν Ἀδήλ. 40· ἐπὶ πόλεως, Πολύβ. 2. 55, 2, κτλ. ΙΙ. (μέσ. φυλάττομαι) ὃ δυσκόλως τις φυλάσσεται, προφυλάσσεται, κακὰ Εὐρ. Φοιν. 924, πρβλ. Ἀνδρ. 738.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ος, ον :
dont il est difficile de se garder.
Étymologie: δυσ-, φυλάσσω.
