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σιμότης

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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: simótēs Transliteration B: simotēs Transliteration C: simotis Beta Code: simo/ths

English (LSJ)

ητος, ἡ,

   A the shape of a snub nose, opp. γρυπότης, Pl.Tht. 143e, 209c, X.Cyr.8.4.21.    II metaph., τὴν σ. τῶν ὀδόντων the upward curve of the tusks of a wild boar, Id.Cyn.10.13.