ἀμιχθαλόεις
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
English (LSJ)
εσσα, εν,
A = ἄμικτος 111, inhospitable, epith. of Lemnos in Il.24.753, h.Ap.36: otherwise expl. as smoky, from the volcano Mosychlos, cf. ὁμίχλη. (Cypr. acc. to Sch. Il. l.c.)
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀμιχθαλόεις: εσσα, εν, (μίγνυμι, μιχθῆναι) ἐπίθετ. τῆς Λήμνου ἐν Ἰλ. Ω. 753, Ὕμν. Ὁμ. εἰς Ἀπόλλ. 36, ἀπροσπέλαστος, ἀπρόσιτος, ἄξενος ὡς τὸ ἄμικτος ΙΙΙ, τῆς ὁποῖας λέξεως φαίνεται ὅτι εἶναι ἕτερος τύπος ἐκτεταμένος· ἄλλοι ἐσφαλμένως ἑρμηνεύουσιν αὐτὴν ὁμιχλώδης.
French (Bailly abrégé)
όεσσα, όεν;
obscurci par la fumée ; sel. d’autres sans communication, inabordable ; inhospitalier.
Étymologie: ἀ, μίγνυμι.
English (Autenrieth)
εσσα: smoky, hazy; epith. of Lemnos, which is a volcanic island, Il. 24.753†.
