Ask at the forum if you have an Ancient or Modern Greek query!

brag: Difference between revisions

From LSJ

Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη → The first and best victory is to conquer self.

Plato, Laws, 626e
(CSV3)
m (Text replacement - "ἀλάζων" to "ἀλαζών")
Line 10: Line 10:
P. [[μεγαλαυχία]], ἡ, V. τὸ γαῦρον; see [[boast]], [[boastfulness]].
P. [[μεγαλαυχία]], ἡ, V. τὸ γαῦρον; see [[boast]], [[boastfulness]].


<b class="b2">Braggart</b>, subs. Ar. .and P. ἀλάζων, ὁ or ἡ. V. [[κομπός]], ὁ (Eur., ''Phoen.'' 600).
<b class="b2">Braggart</b>, subs. Ar. .and P. ἀλαζών, ὁ or ἡ. V. [[κομπός]], ὁ (Eur., ''Phoen.'' 600).
}}
}}

Revision as of 19:05, 13 January 2020

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

woodhouse 92.jpg

v. intrans.

P. and V. μέγα λέγειν, μέγα εἰπεῖν, P. μεγαλαυχεῖσθαι, Ar. and P. ἀλαζονεύεσθαι, V. αὐχεῖν (also Thuc. but rare P.), ἐξαυχεῖν, εὔχεσθαι, ἐξεύχεσθαι, ἐξεπεύχεσθαι, ἐπεύχεσθαι (also Plat. but rare P.), κομπεῖν (rare P.), κομπάζειν (rare P.); see boast.

Brag of: see boast of.

subs.

P. μεγαλαυχία, ἡ, V. τὸ γαῦρον; see boast, boastfulness.

Braggart, subs. Ar. .and P. ἀλαζών, ὁ or ἡ. V. κομπός, ὁ (Eur., Phoen. 600).