προκινδυνεύω
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)
pf.
A -κεκινδύνευκα IG9(2).531.5 (Larissa):—run risk before others, brave the first danger, bear the brunt of battle, Th.7.56, D.18.208; π. στρατευόμενοι Id.2.24: c. gen., π. τοῦ πλήθους brave danger for the people, And.4.1, cf. X.Hier.10.8; π. τῷ βαρβάρῳ (sc. τῆς Ἑλλάδος) braved him for Greece (or, first of all), Th.1.73; π. ὑπέρ τινος X.An.7.3.31, Hyp.Dem.Fr.3; ὑπὲρ τῆς Ἑλλάδος Isoc.4.75; ὑπὲρ τῆς ἐλευθερίας Lys.18.27; περὶ τῆς ἐλευθερίας Plb.9.38.4: c. dat. modi, π. τοῖς μεγίστοις ἀγῶσιν Plu.Pel.19; π. τοῖς Ἴβηρσι open the engagement with them, Plb.3.113.9.
