quack
From LSJ
λύπης ἰατρός ἐστιν ὁ χρηστὸς φίλος → a true friend is grief's physician, a worthy friend is a physician to your pain
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
Use P. and V. φθέγμα, τό, φθόγγος, ὁ, V. φθογγή, ἡ.
charlatan: P. and V. γόης, ὁ, μάγος, ὁ, ἀγύρτης, ὁ.
Fem., V. ἀγύρτρια, ἡ, Ar. φέναξ, ὁ, Ar. and P. ἀλαζών, ὁ.
be a quack, v.: Ar. and P. ἀλαζονεύεσθαι.
quack doctor: Ar. ἰατροτέχνης, ὁ.
adjective
Use spurious.
verb intransitive
Use P. and V. φθέγγεσθαι.
