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Full diacritics: εἴρων Medium diacritics: εἴρων Low diacritics: είρων Capitals: ΕΙΡΩΝ
Transliteration A: eírōn Transliteration B: eirōn Transliteration C: eiron Beta Code: ei)/rwn

English (LSJ)

ωνος, ὁ, ἡ,

   A dissembler, one who says less than he thinks, Ar.Nu. 449, etc.; opp. ἀληθευτικός, Arist.EN1124b30, Thphr.Char.1.1; opp. ἀλαζών, Arist.EN1108a23; ἀλώπηξ εἴ. τῇ φύσει Philem.89.6; ὁ εἴ. ὡς ἐπὶ τὸ πλεῖστον ἀλαζόνος εἶδος Phld.Vit.p.38J.; εἴ. ἐν τοῖς λόγοις Luc.Anach. 18, cf. Cic.Off.1.30.108, J.BJ1.26.2.