Πάντα ταῦτα ἐπείρασα ἐν τῇ σοφίᾳ: εἶπα Σοφισθήσομαι, καὶ αὐτὴ ἐμακρύνθη ἀπ' ἐμοῦ· κτλ. (Εcclesiastes 7:23f., LXX version) → I tried to give proof in wisdom of all those things; I said, I will be wise, but that wisdom was far from me ...
v. trans.
Baffle: P. and V. σφάλλειν; see baffle.
Deceive: P. and V. ἀπατᾶν, ἐξαπατᾶν, κλέπτειν, P. παρακρούεσθαι, Ar. and V. δολοῦν; see deceive.
