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σκολύθριον

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

English (Woodhouse)

small chair

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German (Pape)

[Seite 902] τό, dim. von σκόλυθρος; Plat. Euthyd. 278 b; Poll. 10, 48; auch σκολύφριον.

Dutch (Woordenboekgrieks.nl)

σκολύθριον -ου, τό krukje, bankje.

Frisk Etymological English

Grammatical information: n. (Pl. Euthd. 278 b, Poll.),
Meaning: foorstool(Pl. Euthd. 278 b, Poll.; from κόλυθρον (Telecl.)
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]
Etymology: Dimin. of *σκόλυθρον, in σ-less form or through text-corruption κόλυθρον n. footstool (Telecl.). Adj. σκόλυθρος low (H., Phot., Suid.), perh. wrongly concluded from the subst.; cf. σκολύθρων ταπεινῶν. ἀπὸ σκολύθρων δίφρων H. (orig. appositive?). -- Tool-names in -θρον (Chantraine Form. 373f.; or dissimil. -θλον?); s. on σκολύπτειν. -- Prob. a Pre-Greek word.

Frisk Etymology German

σκολύθριον: {skolúthrion}
Grammar: n. (Pl. Euthd. 278 b, Poll.),
Etymology : Demin. von *σκόλυθρον, in σ-loser Form od. durch Textverderbnis κόλυθρον n. Schemel (Telekl.). Adj. σκόλυθρος niedrig (H., Phot., Suid.), viell. aus dem Subst. falsch erschlossen; vgl. σκολύθρων· ταπεινῶν. ἀπὸ σκολύθρων δίφρων H. (urspr. appositiv?). — Gerätename auf -θρον (Chantraine Form. 373f.; od. auch -θλον dissim.?); s. zu σκολύπτειν.
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Greek Monolingual

τὸ, Α σκόλυθρον
υποκορ. μικρό έδρανο, κάθισμα.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

σκολύθριον: τό стул или скамеечка Plat.