pretension
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
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
P. προσποίησις, ἡ.
importance: P. and V. ὄγκος, ὁ.
false pretensions: Ar. and P. ἀλαζονεία, ἡ.
make pretensions: Ar. and P. ἀλαζονεύεσθαι.
