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κοκκυσμός

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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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Transliteration A: kokkysmós Transliteration B: kokkysmos Transliteration C: kokkysmos Beta Code: kokkusmo/s

English (LSJ)

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   A crying cuckoo: in men, the sound of a very high voice, Nicom.Harm.11.1, Exc.4 (pl.).