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ἡμιτριβής

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: ἡμιτρῐβής Medium diacritics: ἡμιτριβής Low diacritics: ημιτριβής Capitals: ΗΜΙΤΡΙΒΗΣ
Transliteration A: hēmitribḗs Transliteration B: hēmitribēs Transliteration C: imitrivis Beta Code: h(mitribh/s

English (LSJ)

ἡμιτριβές, (τρίβω)
A half worn out, χλαμύς PCair.Zen.92.5 (iii B.C.), cf. CPR27.8 (ii A.D.), Sch.Ar.Pl.729.
II blunt, ξοΐς BCH35.43 (Delos); λείστριον ib. 8.323 (ibid.).

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἡμιτρῐβής: -ές, (τρίβω) κατὰ τὸ ἥμισυ ἐφθαρμένος, τετριμμένος, ῥάκος, Σχόλ. Ἀριστοφ. Πλ. 729.

Greek Monolingual

-ές (Α ἡμιτριβής, -ές)
(για ρούχα) κατά το ήμισυ εφθαρμένος, μισολειωμένος, μισοτριμμένος.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ημι- + -τριβής (< τρίβω), πρβλ. ατριβής, εντριβής].