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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
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Full diacritics: στύω Medium diacritics: στύω Low diacritics: στύω Capitals: ΣΤΥΩ
Transliteration A: stýō Transliteration B: styō Transliteration C: styo Beta Code: stu/w

English (LSJ)

fut. στύσω [ῡ] AP10.100 (Antiphan.): aor.1 inf.

   A στῦσαι Ar. Lys.598:—make stiff or erect: sens. obsc., penem erigere, Ar. l.c.:— Pass. (with intr. pf. Act. ἔστῡκα Id.Av.557, Lys.989, Lacon. 3pl. -αντι ib.996), Id.Av.1256; ἐπίτινα Luc.Alex.11: aor. Pass. ἐστύθην Diog.Ep.35.3.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

στύω: μέλλ. στύσω [ῡ] Ἀνθ. Π. 10. 100· ἀόρ. ἐστῡσα Ἀριστοφ. Λυσ. 598· (ἴδε ἐν λ. στῦλος). Κάμνω τι νὰ σηκωθῇ, νὰ σταθῇ ὄρθιον, νὰ «τσιτωθῇ», ἐπὶ αἰσχρᾶς σημασ., δηλ. ἐπὶ τοῦ ἀνδρ. μορίου, penem erigere, ἀλλ’ ὅστις ἔτι στῦσαι δυνατὸς Ἀριστοφ. ἔνθ’ ἀνωτ. - Παθ., μετὰ πρκμ. ἀμεταβ. ἐνεργ. ἔστῡκα (Λακων. γ΄ πληθ. -αντι Ἀριστοφ. Λυσ. 996)· ὥστε θαυμάζειν ὅπως οὕτω γέρων ὢν στύομαι τριέμβολον Ἀριστοφ. Ὄρν. 1256· ἐπί τινα Λουκ. Ἀλέξ. 11...

French (Bailly abrégé)

f. στύσω, ao. ἔστυσα, pf. ἔστυκα;
être en érection.
Étymologie: R. Στυ, se tenir debout ; cf. R. Στα, v. ἵστημι.