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Cypselus

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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

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

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Κύψελος, ὁ.

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Cypsĕlus: i, m., = Κύψελος,
I a tyrant at Corinth, Cic. Tusc. 5, 37, 109.—Hence,
II Cypsĕlĭdes, ae, m., = Κυψελίδης, the descendant of Cypselus, i. e. Periander, Verg. Cir. 463.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

(2) Cypsĕlus, ī, m., tyran de Corinthe : Cic. Tusc. 5, 109 || -ĭdēs, æ, m., fils de Cypselus, Périandre : Virg. Cir. 464.