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Μεγάλοι δὲ λόγοι μεγάλας πληγὰς τῶν ὑπεραύχων ἀποτίσαντες γήρᾳ τὸ φρονεῖν ἐδίδαξαν → The great words of the arrogant pay the penalty by suffering great blows, and teach one to reason in old age

Sophocles, Antigone, 1350-1353

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

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v. trans.

P. and V. ὑβρίζειν (acc., or εἰς, acc.), ἐφυβρίζειν (acc., dat., or εἰς, acc.) (rare P.), προπηλακίζειν, P. ἐπηρεάζειν (dat.). Ar. and V. καθυβρίζειν (acc. or gen.).

abuse: P. and V. κακῶς λέγειν, ὀνειδίζειν (dat.), λοιδορεῖν (or mid. with dat.); see abuse.

be insulted, be abused: P. and V. κακῶς ἀκούειν, V. κακῶς κλύειν.

mock at: P. and V. ἐπεγγελᾶν (dat.); see mock.

insult besides: P. προσυβρίζειν (acc.).

be insulted in return: V. ἀνθυβρίζεσθαι.

subs.

P. and V. ὕβρις, ἡ, P. προπηλακισμός, ὁ, ἐπήρεια, ἡ; see abuse.