προσωφελητέον

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τὰ σῦκα σῦκα, τὴν σκάφην δὲ σκάφην ὀνομάζειν → call a spade a spade | speak the truth | speak straight from the shoulder | give it straight from the shoulder | give the straight goods | not to mince matters | not to mince words | not mince words | call things by their right names | call a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel | call a shovel a shovel | call a spade a spade, not a big spoon

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Transliteration A: prosōphelētéon Transliteration B: prosōphelēteon Transliteration C: prosofeliteon Beta Code: proswfelhte/on

English (LSJ)

one must assist, X.Ages.11.8.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

προσωφελητέον: δεῖ προσωφελεῖν, Ξεν. Ἀγησ. 11, 8.

Greek Monotonic

προσωφελητέον: ρημ. επίθ., πρέπει κάποιος να βοηθήσει, σε Ξεν.