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ὁρμηδόν

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: ὁρμηδόν Medium diacritics: ὁρμηδόν Low diacritics: ορμηδόν Capitals: ΟΡΜΗΔΟΝ
Transliteration A: hormēdón Transliteration B: hormēdon Transliteration C: ormidon Beta Code: o(rmhdo/n

English (LSJ)

Adv. impetuously, Herm. ap. Stob.1.49.68.

German (Pape)

[Seite 381] ungestüm andringend, Hermes. bei Stob. ecl. phys. p. 1050.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ὁρμηδόν: Ἐπίρρ., μεθ’ ὁρμῆς Ἑρμῆς ἐν Στοβ. Ἐκλογ. 1. 1070.

Greek Monolingual

ὁρμηδόν (Α)
επίρρ. με ορμή, ορμητικά.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ὁρμή + επιρρμ. κατάλ. -ηδόν (πρβλ. βαθμηδόν)].