παρακαλύπτω

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ξένῳ δὲ σιγᾶν κρεῖττον ἢ κεκραγέναι → it's better for a stranger to keep silence than to shout (Menander)

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Full diacritics: παρακᾰλύπτω Medium diacritics: παρακαλύπτω Low diacritics: παρακαλύπτω Capitals: ΠΑΡΑΚΑΛΥΠΤΩ
Transliteration A: parakalýptō Transliteration B: parakalyptō Transliteration C: parakalypto Beta Code: parakalu/ptw

English (LSJ)

   A cover by hanging something beside, cloak, disguise, τῇ μέθῃ τὴν διάνοιαν Plu.Demetr.52:—Med., cover one's face, Pl.R.439e, Plu.Alc.34; πρὸς τὸ δεινόν Id.Pomp.60 (Act. in same sense, Id.Per.35): metaph., παρακαλυπτομένου τοῦ λόγου veiling itself, Pl.R.503a, cf. Plu.2.370f; π. τὴν ἀλήθειαν Ph.2.196; set aside, ignore, τὸν θεόν ib.189.