οἰκομαχία

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καλῶς δρῶν ἐξαμαρτεῖν μᾶλλοννικᾶν κακῶς → I would prefer to fail with honor than to win by evil | I prefer to fail by acting rightly rather than win by acting wrongly | Better fail by doing right, than win by doing wrong (Sophocles, Philoctetes 95)

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Full diacritics: οἰκομᾰχία Medium diacritics: οἰκομαχία Low diacritics: οικομαχία Capitals: ΟΙΚΟΜΑΧΙΑ
Transliteration A: oikomachía Transliteration B: oikomachia Transliteration C: oikomachia Beta Code: oi)komaxi/a

English (LSJ)

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   A domestic conflict, Heph. Astr.2.34.