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ἐγκάλυψις

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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Transliteration A: enkálypsis Transliteration B: enkalypsis Transliteration C: egkalypsis Beta Code: e)gka/luyis

English (LSJ)

-εως, ἡ, concealment, Str.10.2.12 (pl.); τῆς ψυχῆς ὑπὸ τοῦ σώματος Plu.2.266e; ἐν ἐγκαλύψει εἶναι to be wrapped in obscurity, M.Ant.5.10.

Spanish (DGE)

-εως, ἡ
ocultamiento ἐγκαλύψεις ποιεῖν ocultar Str.10.2.12, ἡ τῆς ψυχῆς ὑπὸ τοῦ σώματος ἐ. Plu.2.266e
fig. ἐν ἐγκαλύψει εἶναι estar velado, oculto M.Ant.5.10.

German (Pape)

[Seite 704] ἡ, die Verhüllung, bes. aus Scham, Sp.

French (Bailly abrégé)

εως (ἡ) :
action de se voiler, honte.
Étymologie: ἐγκαλύπτω.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

ἐγκάλυψις: εως ἡ закутывание (ἐ. καὶ ἀπόκρυψις Plut.).

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἐγκάλυψις: -εως, ἡ, ἡ ἐξ αἰδοῦς ἢ αἰσχύνης ἀπόκρυψις τοῦ προσώπου, μνημονεύεται ἐκ τοῦ Στράβ.

Greek Monolingual

ἐγκάλυψις, η (AM)
η κάλυψη του προσώπου από αιδημοσύνη.