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ἀμφίπλεκτος

From LSJ

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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Full diacritics: ἀμφίπλεκτος Medium diacritics: ἀμφίπλεκτος Low diacritics: αμφίπλεκτος Capitals: ΑΜΦΙΠΛΕΚΤΟΣ
Transliteration A: amphíplektos Transliteration B: amphiplektos Transliteration C: amfiplektos Beta Code: a)mfi/plektos

English (LSJ)

ἀμφίπλεκτον, intertwined, S.Tr.520 (lyr.).

Spanish (DGE)

-ον
que se entrelaza κλίμακες de llaves de lucha, S.Tr.520, cf. Hsch.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ος, ον :
(lutte) où les adversaires s'enlacent entre eux.
Étymologie: ἀμφί, πλέκω.

German (Pape)

κλίμακες, Soph. Tr. 517, eine Art Ringkampf, wobei sich die Ringer gegenseitig umfaßten.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

ἀμφίπλεκτος: обвитый, взаимно переплетенный (κλίμακες Soph.).

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἀμφίπλεκτος: -ον, περιπεπλεγμένος, Σοφ. Τρ. 520· πρβλ. κλῖμαξ.

Greek Monolingual

ἀμφίπλεκτος, -ον (Α) ἀμφιπλέκω
ο πλεγμένος ολόγυρα.

Greek Monotonic

ἀμφίπλεκτος: -ον, περιπεπλεγμένος, σε Σοφ.· πρβλ. κλῖμαξ.

Middle Liddell

intertwined, Soph.; cf. κλῖμαξ.