ὄλυραι
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
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: f. pl., rarely sg.
Meaning: kind of grain like ζειαί, usu. tranlated with spelt- (corn), also with durra (Egypt) (Il., Hdt., D., Thphr.; cf. Moritz ClassQuart. N.S. 5, 129 ff.).
Compounds: As 1. member e.g. in ὀλυρο-κόπος m. ὄ.-beater, -baker' (pap. IIIa; Mayser Pap. I. 3, 165).
Derivatives: ὀλύρ-ινος ὄ.-ferous, made of ὄ.' (pap. IIIa Gal.), -ίτης (ἄρτος) m. bread made of ὄ (LXX; Redard 90).
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]
Etymology: Isolated culture-word; cf. on 2. ἔλυμος and ὄλυνθος; also οὑλαί. So Pre-Greek; cf. αχυρα.
Frisk Etymology German
ὄλυραι: {ólurai}
Grammar: f. pl., selten sg.
Meaning: Art Getreide wie ζειαί, gew. mit ‘Spelt- (körner)’, auch mit Durra (Ägypten) übersetzt (Il., Hdt., D., Thphr. usw.; vgl. Moritz ClassQuart. N.S. 5, 129 ff.);
Composita : als Vorderglied z.B. in ὀλυροκόπος m. ’ὄ.-klopfer, -bäcker’ (Pap. IIIa; Mayser Pap. I. 3, 165).
Derivative: Davon ὀλύρινος ’ὄ.-haltig, aus ὄ.’ (Pap. IIIa Gal.), -ίτης (ἄρτος) m. Brot aus ὄ (LXX u.a.; Redard 90).
Etymology : Isoliertes Kulturwort; vgl. zu 2. ἔλυμος und ὄλυνθος; auch οὐλαί.
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